This shawl pattern has been on my mind for a long time. I wanted to play with colours and I especially like the way the strips collaborate with the dots.
By the way, Birka is a viking town and is often called the first town in Sweden.

Sizes: This pattern comes in two sizes. You use the same pattern but change the yarn weight and needle size.
Measurements: Size 1: Wingspan 165 cm / 65”, depth 80 cm / 31.5” Size 2: Wingspan 173 cm / 68”, depth 86 cm / 33.9”
Suggested yarn: Size 1: MC: Finull from Rauma Garn 50g = 175m. Colour No 422 Mørk brun. CC: Dyed in the Wool from Spincycle Yarns 50 g = 186m. Colour Something Wicked
Size 2: MC: Cumbria from The Fiber Co 100 g = 216 m. Colour CU230 Hollyberry CC: Dream State from Spincycle Yarns 50 g = 137 m. Colour Ghost Ranch
Unfortunately The Fiber Co is no longer producing yarn but you can use Heavy Merino from Knitting for Olive instead
Yarn: Size 1: MC: 160 g, CC: 100 g
Size 2: MC: 214 g, CC: 171 g
You can easily adjust the size of your shawl due to how
much yarn you have. For size 1 I knitted until my 2 skeins
of CC ran out. In size 2 I had 2 skeins of MC and 3 skeins
of CC and I knitted until I had enough of MC yarn to do the
ribbing at the end.
The numbers above is the exact amount of yarn I used.
Suggested needles: Size 1: 3.75 mm (US5) circular needle 75 cm / 30”. Size 2: 5 mm (US8) circular needle 75 cm / 30”
Gauge: Size 1: 22 sts x 36 rows = 10x10 cm / 4x4”
Size 2: 18 sts x 28 rows = 10x10 cm / 4x4”
in garter sts back and forth, blocked.
Notions: Scissors and tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

~ This shawl has the shape of an asymmetrical triangle with I-cord edges.

~ You can easily modify the size of the shawl due to what you prefer or how much yarn you have.

~ The shawl will grow a lot with blocking

Techniques used:
Cast on
Knit
Purl
Slip stitches with yarn in back
Slip stitches with yarn in front
Bind off