Holmfridur shawl by Brynja Björk

Holmfridur shawl

Knitting
October 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in blocked chapter 1
US 4 - 3.5 mm
820 - 875 yards (750 - 800 m)
One size
English Icelandic
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Holmfridur shawl is dedicated to my grandmother who was a talented lace knitter.

Knitted from the neck down.
Three lace chapters and a brioche border.

Needles
3.5mm 80 - 100cm circular needle

Yarn
2 skeins of fingering weight yarn.
Color A 400 meters
color B 200 meters.

Yarn I used per chapter if you want to use leftover yarn:
Chapter 1
color A 70 m
color B 11 m

Chapter 2
color A 90 m
color B 16 m

Chapter 3
color A 140 m
color B 23 m

Chapter 4
color A 100 m
color B 105 m + 45 m for the bind off.