Arriving in a day or two, ready for autumn and those even chillier winter days, the new Renaissance Dyeing harlequin shawl kit.

It is a simple neckerchief size shawl measuring 120 cm / 48 ins across the top and it is 60 cm / 24 ins long. Harlequin is fine and light and is designed for everyday wear.

It is the combination of an easy traditional pattern and an intarsia technique motive which calls for a bit of experience or a lot of patience to give it a try.

The main body of the shawl is worked in a self decreasing traditional pattern, of fern and diamond patterns, which are easy to learn and remember. Once mastered you can begin the coloured diamonds in as many different colours as you wish. Each of our 25m skeins will knit about 16 diamonds.

It can be worked with 2 hanks of our 250m hanks of naturally dyed fine lace-weight or crewel wool and 5 or 6 of 25m skeins, all in colours of your choice.

You can buy the kit here. Don't forget to visit the skeins and hanks page to pick your own favourite shades and e-mail us your choice.