Dreaming of Kansas Shawl + Freia Merino Shawl Ball Bundle
Designed by Rachel Atkinson for Loop, London.
Freia Shawl Ball + Free Crochet Pattern Bundle
Buy any Freia merino shawl ball and receive the Dreaming of Kansas Shawl pattern free with your purchase.
Browse the full Freia Shawl Ball colour range to find your perfect shade before ordering.
Our sample was crocheted in the colour ‘Rosewood’.
About the Pattern
The Dreaming of Kansas Shawl is designed to showcase Freia's hand-dyed gradient shawl balls—over 400 yards that shift naturally as you crochet. One ball makes a light, medium-sized shawl; two create a generously sized wrap for proper cold days.
The pattern is flexible and forgiving. It works beautifully with other 4ply yarns too, and you can easily adjust the size based on how much yarn you have. There's something genuinely satisfying about watching it come together.
* Sample shawl pictured, used all but 5g of 1 ball of the Freia Shawl Ball yarn; if your tension differs from that given you may have to adjust the number of repeats worked before the edging.
About the Yarn
Freia shawl balls are custom-spun single-ply US merino from small Rocky Mountain farms, hand-dyed in North Adams using gentle, environmentally mindful processes. The single ply is slightly fulled during dyeing, which adds strength and durability without losing softness—it handles lace and cables beautifully and forgives a bit of tinking.
The yarn is mulesing-free, untreated, and is hand-wash.
One note: shawl balls are wound in different directions, so the gradient may appear from centre outward or outside inward. The colours are identical; you can start from either end.
Technical Details
Hook: 4mm (US G/6)
Tension: 23 sts × 20 rows = 10cm / 4" square in pattern after blocking
Finished Size: 110cm / 44" wide × 80cm / 32" long
