The Sunflower Field Shawl is the second in a series of shawls inspired by fields in France. One of the sights that you see in the Tour de France as the cyclists whip by are fields of sunflowers beaming at the sun. Inspired by these fields, I created this triangular shawl knit from the neck down. The sunflowers are there for all to see and the leaves are shown running down the middle. If you like, you can leave out the middle section and just knit the sunflowers.
The pattern is both written and charted and it’s intended to be knit with just about any weight of yarn, from lace up to sport or worsted.
The shawl is up for pre-purchase at a discounted price of $4 right now so that folks wanting to participate in the Tour de France KAL contest will have yardage information to prepare. The full pattern will be uploaded on July 1st, 2011, and the price will go up to $6.
Summer in Provence e-book:
This is part 2 of a series of 4 patterns, but the e-book is also available for early purchase now. It includes the Lavender Fields pattern, the Sunflower Field pattern and it will include two more upcoming shawl patterns: one based on vineyards and one inspired by poppies.
For those who’ve already purchased Lavender Fields on Ravelry, there will be an automatic discount of $6 applied when you buy the e-book.
Until July 1st, the Summer in Provence e-book price is $12. After July 1st, it’ll be $14. And when all 4 patterns are available, it’ll be $15.
Sunflower Field Shawl, $4 USD until July 1, then it’s $6 USD 
Summer in Provence e-book, $12 USD until July 1, then it’s $14 USD
