Hallgrímssjal KIT

DESIGNER: Monique B. from A Passion For Lace…  is a dutch designer who is passionate about lace and makes amazing lace shawls often inspired by teh Shetland tradition. You can see more of her work on her website, here.

Hallgrímssjal is a shawl inspired by Hallgrímskirkja in the centre of Reykjavík and was created especially for my Love Story yarn by Monique. State Architect Guðjón Samúelsson‘s design of the Hallgrímskirkja church was commissioned in 1937. He is said to have designed it to resemble the basalt columns, mountains and glaciers of Iceland’s landscape. The design is similar in style to the expressionist architecture of Grundtvig’s Church of Copenhagen, in Denmark, completed in 1940. It took 41 years to build the church: construction started in 1945 and ended in 1986, with the landmark tower being completed long before the whole church was finished. […] The church was originally intended to be less tall, but the leaders of the Church of Iceland wanted a large spire so as to outshine Landakotskirkja (Landakot’s Church), which was the cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland.

Size: one size – 133 cm / 52” wide and 100 cm / 39” deep at the center

Gauge: 25 sts = 10 cm / 4” in Stocking stitch after blocking. Gauge is not crucial but will affect the yardage needed.

Wool

Love Story Einband from Hélène Magnússon, pure new wool (100% Icelandic lambswool), fine lace weight, 1 ply, 25 g skein = 225 m / 246 yds
Total yardage: 756 m / 827 yds (4 skeins)
Natural grey: 2 balls
Askja blue: 1 ball
Hafra beige 1 ball

Needle: 3 mm / US 2.5 circular needle, 80 cm / 32” long

Notions: darning needle, markers, lifelines, blocking board, pins and/or blocking wires.

Techniques: lace, chevron and eyelets

Kit: the kit contains an Hélène Magnússon project bag and 4 skeins of Love Story Einband in the colors shown. Shipping costs are not included

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