Time to return (knitting-wise) to my roots. Ranrike is the old Norse name for what is now the area around the Oslofjord in Norway and northern Bohuslän in Sweden. The name comes from Rán – the old norse goddess or the sea – and refers to her kingdom.
Ranrike is famous for its rocky landscape and granite cliffs. And I’ve spent every childhood summer exploring the rocky landscape, hiding in caves or diving off cliffs.
The Ranrike Shawl is a crescent shaped shawl knit in a single ply fingering weight yarn from Zen Yarn Garden. The shawl can be knit in three different sizes.
Small: Wingspan: 48 in [122 cm] Height: 14 in [36 cm]
Medium: Wingspan: 60 in [152 cm] Height: 15.5 in [39 cm]
Large: Wingspan: 72 in [184 cm] Height: 17 in [43 cm]
1 skein will be enough for the small shawl, but for the medium or large size you’ll need 2 skeins.
The pattern will be available at a special introductory price of $5.00 CDN until June 6.
If you post a cast-on picture between now and then on your Ravelry project page (and link the project to Ranrike Shawl so I can find it), you are eligible to win a PDF copy of Ancient Egypt in Lace & Color – that is my upcoming book with 12 lace shawl designs inspired by Ancient Egyptian mythology (published summer 2012 with Cooperative Press).
Anna, it’s another beauty. I’m casting on in about half an hour…
I grew up by the Oslo fjord but didn’t know that. Great design.