In the Nordic Sagas, Kraka was a woman who was tasked to solve an impossible riddle – she was summoned to the Viking king Ragnar, and was asked to appear neither dressed nor undressed, neither hungry nor full and neither alone nor in company. Kraka solved the riddle by covering herself in her long hair and a fishing net. She bit into an onion, not considered to be food, to show she was not fasting. Then she made a dog accompany her.
Kraka’s Shawl is a Moebius Shawl, which is an impossible shape with only one side and one edge. The shawl shows the fishnet and Kraka’s hair. It is fully reversible. It’s knit with a reversible cable in the center, which is then joined together with Kitchener stitch. The stitches for the lace pattern is then picked up around the outside edge, and is finished off with a contrasting border in moss stitch.
The pattern is available exclusively as a kit from Craftsy.
FINISHED (BLOCKED) SIZE
Width: 8 in [21 cm] (adjustable)
Circumference: 64 (73, 81) in [163 (183, 203) cm]
