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I live in a season-less country, but I always imagine living in a 4 seasons country, like Japan. Summer is colorful and some flowers are blooming beautifully, like the sunflower. Himawari is the Japanese word for sunflower. In Indonesia, we call it “bunga matahari” (bunga: flower, matahari: the sun).

Himawari is a seamless top down semi-crescent shaped shawl with a stockinette body and lace edging that knitted sideways to add feminine details and airy feeling.

This shawl is specially designed for @lul_blossom, an Instagram group account that gathers Japanese fresh designers. It’s my first contribution to the group and also my very first shawl design.

LEVEL
Intermediate.

YARN
For Small size:
1 skein of Papiput Supersoft Sock. 100 grams, 400 meters. 85% superwash merino wool, 15% nylon. The sample is knitted in Mentega colorway.
For Medium size:
2 skeins of Papiput Supersoft Sock. About 150 grams, 600 meters.
For Large size:
2 skeins of Papiput Lace 100 yarn. 50 grams, 650 meters. 100% mercerized merino wool. 2 strands of yarn held together. OR;
1 skein of Papiput Silky Merino Lace yarn. Approx. 100 grams, 700 meters. 50% merino wool, 50% silk. The sample is knitted in Mentega colorway.

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
For sock yarn weight: US-6 (4.0mm).
For lace yarn weight: US-5 (3.75mm).
Use long circular needles to accommodate a large number of stitches.