The Bunad shawl is worked top-down like a traditional triangle shawl, but with a growing centre panel to give the wingspan a slight curve. The shawl is strongly inspired by Norwegian bunadsjal that are commonly worn with a bunad dress, draped around the shoulders. The fine woollen-spun yarn on big needles gives a light and lofty garter fabric so that you can wear a big warm shawl that hardly weighs anything at all.

I hope you will enjoy this pattern, and if you need any help or have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me in my Ravelry group ‘Skeindeer Knits’. It’s the best place for swift support. Happy knitting!

Yarn
Snældan Nappað tógv 2ply (50% Faroese, 50% Falkland wool, 360 / 394 yds, 100g). Colourway used: 47241.
See yarn alternatives here.
Amount: 2 skeins (about 720 m / 788 yds)

Gauge
14 sts x 20 rnds = 10 cm / 4” in blocked garter stitch.

Needles
Gauge-size needles.
The sample was made using 6 mm (US 10), which is probably bigger than what most people will need

Notions
2 stitch markers, darning needle

Shawl dimensions
Wingspan: 165 cm / 65”.
Depth: 74 cm / 29”.