When I saw this Whirl for the first time it shouted at me. It was the same colours as one of my favourite paintings and needed to be used to honour the talent of the artist. The Starry Night Shawl is my tribute to the great Vincent van Gogh.

If you would like to know more about the design story, you can read the Starry Night blog posts.

It is not for beginners but there are plenty of photo instructions and links to videos included.

Special offer (UK only): Buy the yarn pack from Rainbow Valley and choose either a half price shawl pin or a half price digital pattern. The shawl pin or pattern code will be included with your yarn pack so, if choosing the digital pattern, please wait until your pack arrives before purchasing it.

Please note: As all shawl pins are lovingly and individually hand made, each one is unique. The beads will vary on each pin.

Materials: 1 x Scheepjes Whirl in 772 Banana Cream Hi, 1 x Scheepjes Whirlette in 868 Bilberry, 1x30g E beads 4mm gold, 1x8g E beads 4mm gold.

Notions: 3.00mm hook, stitch markers, needle for sewing in ends, small piece of jewellery or florist wire.