Where the standard trade name for a color is not commonly known, I have given the more usual descriptive name.
The colors are lettered to correspond to the letters used in the diagrams, the main color of the shawl being called the ground color.
Where strongly contrasted colors are used, a narrow line of black (one or two rows of knitting) between the colors will help to harmonize them.
The following suggested color combinations are only a few of the many good combinations of colors which may be used.
Blue ground. 1. Medium green-blue ground. A—A cool shade of tan (buff). B—Old rose. 2. Japan-blue ground. A—Black. B—Garnet.
Purple ground. 1. Dark red-purple ground (amethyst). A—Black or dark yellow-green. B—Orange. 2. Dark red-purple ground (amethyst). A—Light amethyst (orchid) or black. B—Medium turquoise-blue.
Brown ground. 1. Chestnut-brown ground. A—Apricot. B—Deep turquoise-blue. 2. Dark brown ground. A—Topaz. B—Tan.
Green ground. 1. Medium yellow-green ground. A—Deep cream. B—Salmon. 2. Yellow-green ground. A—Black. B—Burnt-orange.
Gray ground. 1. Pearl-gray ground. A—Lavender. B—Coral.
Pink ground. 1. Laurel-pink ground. A—Light yellow-green. B—Coral.
Blue ground. 1. Turquoise-blue ground. A—Blue-lavender (cornflower). B—Pale-yellow. 2. Copenhagen-blue ground. A—Old rose. B—A cool shade of tan (buff) or the same as the ground.
Green ground. 1. Light yellow-green ground. A—Wild-rose. B—Light yellow. 2. Dark yellow-green ground. A—Yellow tan (chamois). B—Light yellow-green or the same as the ground.
Brown ground. 1. Chestnut-brown ground. A—Yellow-green. B—Tan.
Gray ground. 1. Silver-gray ground. A—Peacock blue. B—Cherry. 2. Pearl-gray ground. A—Lavender. B—Pink or coral.
Purple ground. 1. Amethyst ground—dark. A—Light amethyst (orchid). B—Pearl-gray.
Blue ground. 1. Peacock-blue ground. A—Black. B—Burnt-orange. 2. Sapphire-blue ground. A—Fawn. B—Orange or a lighter shade of ground.
Green ground. 1. Dark yellow-green ground. A—Black. B—Burnt-orange. 2. Dark yellow-green ground. A—Light yellow-green. B—Black.
Tan ground. 1. Tan ground. A—Dark brown. B—Topaz.
Brown ground. 1. Seal-brown ground. A—Green-blue. B—Champagne. 2. Chestnut-brown ground. A—Tan. B—Gold brown or burnt-orange.