With this first part of the Balter Collection I present four beautiful and versatile crochet patterns - two shawls, one vest and a cowl. All the designs are made in Nutiden yarn by Höner och Eir, a gorgeous unspun yarn produced in Sweden. If you’re new to unspun, the Balter eBook includes a section with tips on how to work with it as well as how to substitute it for a different yarn.

| SHOALS AND SHOALS SHAWL |

ONE SIZE
Length 210 cm / 82.5”
Width at widest point 55 cm / 21.5”

CONSTRUCTION
The Shoals and Shoals shawl has a long, pointed oval shape. It starts with just a few stitches at one tip, increases to its maximum width, and is then worked straight before decreasing to the other tip. Throughout the shawl, the borders are made up of ribbed short rows. The length is easily adjusted by making the middle section longer or shorter.

YARN
Honer och Eir Nutiden (fingering/sport weight; 100% unspun wool) in STILLA
Quantity - 300g

Yardage required
Approx 1500 m / 1640 yds of heavy fingering/sport weight yarn.

HOOKS, NEEDLES + NOTIONS
3.5 mm hook, or as required to obtain gauge
3 removable stitch markers
Wool needle
Recommended but not essential: blocking wires

| MEADOWFULL VEST |

SIZES 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
Finished chest circumference:
80 (92, 101, 112, 120) {128, 136, 144, 152, 160} cm /
31¼ (36, 39¾, 44, 47) {50¼, 53½, 56½, 59¾, 63}”
Shown in size 3 with no ease

CONSTRUCTION
MEADOWFULL is worked in pieces and assembled with visible, crocheted seams. The front and back are worked from side to side, with a floral-inspired lace panel incorporated into the front. Shoulder shaping and a crew neck collar are worked directly into the selvedge edges of each piece (pattern includes variation for a turtleneck collar). The two pieces are then crocheted together at the shoulders and sides.
Note: all crocheted seams can be replaced with sewn seams if desired.

YARN
Honer och Eir Nutiden (fingering/sport weight; 100% unspun wool) in GLIMT (cream) or TUNNET (light grey-green) held double
Quantity - 225 (250, 300, 350, 400) {450, 500, 575, 650, 725} g

Yardage Required
720 (800, 960, 1120, 1280) {1440, 1600, 1840, 2080, 2320} m / 790 (880, 1050, 1230, 1400) {1580, 1750, 2020, 2280, 2540} yds of sport weight yarn, held double
OR
360 (400, 480, 560, 640) {720, 800, 920, 1040, 1160} m / 395 (440, 525, 615, 700) {790, 875, 1010, 1140, 1270} yds of worsted weight yarn on its own

HOOKS, NEEDLES + NOTIONS
4.0mm and 4.5mm hooks, or as required to obtain gauge
2 removable stitch markers
Wool needle

| SMOKESCREEN SHAWL |

ONE SIZE
Width at widest point - approx. 170cm / 70”
Depth - approx. 81.5cm / 32”

CONSTRUCTION
Smokescreen is an asymmetrical trapezoid; A rectangle with one long, pointy side. It’s worked sideways, starting from the shortest edge and increasing along the diagonal edge to the tip. The size is easily modified - just work fewer or more pattern repeats on the body of the shawl.

YARN
Honer och Eir Nutiden (fingering/sport weight; 100% unspun wool) in BERTAGEN (dark grey sample) or OMGE (dark blue sample)
Quantity - approx. 300g

Yardage required
Approx 1200 m / 1320 yds of heavy fingering/sport weight yarn

HOOKS, NEEDLES + NOTIONS
3.5 mm hook, or as required to obtain gauge
2 removable stitch markers
Wool needle
Recommended but not essential: blocking wires

| SAUNTERING COWL |

Sizes 1 (2) : fingering (DK)
Circumference 60 (60) cm / 23.5 (23.5)”
Height 30 (35) cm / 12 (14)”
Note: Both the fingering and DK weight versions are designed to be the same width. The fingering weight version is slightly shorter. The height for either version is easily adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number of pattern repeats. See pattern notes for instructions on how to adjust the circumference.

CONSTRUCTION
The sauntering cowl is worked in joined rounds from the bottom up. Once the body and top edge are finished, the cowl is turned upside down so as to work a matching edge into the bottom.

YARN
Honer och Eir Nutiden (fingering/sport weight; 100% unspun wool)
Quantities:
Fingering Weight version - 40g of Flisselin (A - light grey) / 40g of Brygd (B - reddish brown) / 30g of Gyllengra (C - ochre)
DK Weight version - 45g of Duvkulla (A - white) / 45g of Gyllengra (B - ochre) / 35g of Mogen (C - peach)

Yardage required
Fingering Weight version
Colour A - 160m / 175yds
Colour B - 160m / 175yds
Colour C - 120m / 135yds
DK Weight version
Colour A - 180m / 200yds
Colour B - 180m / 200yds
Colour C - 140m / 155yds

HOOKS, NEEDLES + NOTIONS
3.5 mm (fingering weight version) or 4.5 mm hook (DK weight version), or as required to obtain gauge
1 removable marker
Wool needle