Skakki

A skakki is a traditional Icelandic shawl knitted in garter stitch. My design has a special touch with the decorative openwork bands that cover the entire wing span. Each band is different: some of the motifs come from different parts of Iceland or can be found in other traditional Icelandic shawls. The skakki is almost like a model! It is knitted top-down in the traditional style for such shawls in the Westfjords of Iceland.