Description

Channel winter glamour with this Faroese-inspired lace shawl pattern.  Once upon a time, my teacher – a bridal couture designer/pattern cutter – told me to design from all sides.  If you’re getting married, guests sitting behind you will certainly admire this beautiful shawl!

With lace mesh wings, waterfall fronts and leafy edging detail that picks up the central panel motif, Isblomst is a real treasure.  If you’d prefer less of a centrepiece or just to dress down a bit, simply turn the shawl around and loop the ends around your neck for a cosy cover-up.

And if you’d also like some coordinating accessories, why not try the Nippy headband or Bitten gloves?

Faroese inspired shawl construction

Isblomst is worked from the bottom up, gradually widening to form wings.   There are two central leaf panels, plus symmetrical eyelet increases within the trellis lace pattern. Each gusset is worked one side at a time, with the last stitch of the second side used as the first stitch of the leaf edging.

This leaf edging is then picked up and knitted lengthways onto the perimeter of the shawl.  Short rows are used in order to create the extended edges of the shawl and turn the corners of the edging.

The final result, when viewed from the front, is a beautiful jabot-inspired V-neckline that cascades down the centre.  Isblomst is definitely a Faroese-inspired lace shawl knitting pattern – but designed with a few extra details for comfort.

Special Techniques for the Isblomst lace shawl knitting pattern

• Lace increases and decreases (yarn over, ssk, sssk, k2tog, k3tog, CDD)
• German short rows

This Faroese-inspired lace shawl knitting pattern is charted, with written instructions and helpful notes to support any modifications or yarn substitutions.

Yarn choices for knitting the Faroese-inspired Isblomst shawl

You’ll need approximately 800m of laceweight yarn for Isblomst. If you’re holding two yarns together to knit a denser fabric (see below), you’ll need 800m of each yarn.  For a fairy-light lace mesh shawl, use one strand of laceweight yarn to knit the pattern.

The photographed sample was knitted in Rowan Fine Lace and Rowan Kidsilk Haze.  Both yarns were held together throughout.  Substitution advice is given in the pattern notes, especially for those allergic to mohair.  A close match is Cirro by The Fibre Company (cotton/merino wool/alpaca).  However, you may also like to visit YarnSub for more immediate information: https://yarnsub.com/.

What happens after purchasing the Isblomst lace shawl knitting pattern?

After checking out, you’ll be emailed a digital PDF file of the Isblomst lace shawl pattern.  If you also chose to create an account, the pattern will be stored in your account area for safekeeping.  I recommend downloading the pattern immediately and saving it to your chosen computer or device for safekeeping.

You then have the choice of either printing out the pattern or reading it from your mobile device – whichever suits you best.  And if you get stuck along the way, you can contact me anytime via email!

You can also click here to see the Isblomst pattern page on Ravelry and other knitters’ projects with this pattern for more inspiration.

Isblomst began with a chance encounter in Peter Jones, Sloane Square, back in 2012. A mysterious woman shared the secrets of Faroese shawl construction with me, setting my pattern-cutter brain on fire. I spent over a year figuring out how to translate that wisdom into a piece that wouldn’t slip or slide. The result is a shawl that feels less like a flimsy accessory and more like a tailored embrace.