Kinbaine

Kinbaine is a top-down crocheted shawl, getting narrower as you go. It’s an easy pattern that uses one simple stitch for the main body, with a series of colour changes in sections. Each colour section is topped and tailed with a series of stitches to mimic the infamous coloured rooftops along the seafront town of Whitehead, Northern Ireland. Whitehead was formerly known as Kinbaine, or an Cionn Bán - ‘the white head’ in Irish.

Yarn: Exmoor Sock by John Arbon Textiles, 50g/200m (218yds) 60% Exmoor Blueface (super-washed), 20% Corriedale (super-washed), 10% Zwartbles and 10% nylon. Yarn A - Whortleberries x 150g, Yarn B - Aggy x 50g & Yarn C - Bell Heather x 50g. A two colour version can be crocheted and for that, you need 150g of Yarn A and 100g of Yarn B. All Yarn C instructions are replaced with Yarn B.