Icelandic Sunrise Shawl
The name of the shawl comes from the stitch pattern, which looks like rows of sunrises.
Yarn
2 skeins Abuelita Merino Worsted
Needles
Long circular needles US 15
Cast on 8 stitches on 10 mm/US 15 needles.
Row 1:
* K 1, YO * Repeat from * to * throughout the row.
Don´t YO before the first stitch, just start knitting like it says in the pattern.
If you want larger holes in your «sun», you can always twist the yarn two times around your needles for your YOs.
Row 2:
Slip the first 4 stitches, and release the YO inbetween (from the previous row) (You slip as if you were to purl). You now have 4 large loops/stitches on your right needles. Put the 4 stitches on to your left needle. 
Leave the loops on the left needle while knitting them together like so: K1, P 1, K 1, P 1, K1, P1 through the same 4 stitches. Between every stitch you should pull the yarn out properly, making sure that you get 6 even stitches on your right needle.
Tip: When purling, we recommend using the technique Norwegian Purl, meaning that you´ll hold your yarn in the same spot as when you´re knitting. Also when you purl, make sure the yarn is in front of your needle.
It´s just at the start and the end of the row that you´ll make 6 stitches through the 4 loops. For the rest of the row (except the first row), you´ll work in the same way, but you´ll only end up with 4 stitches like so:
Slip 4 stiches, release the YOs, place the 4 loops on to the left needles, K1, P1, K1, P1 through the 4 stitches, before lifting the four new stitches off the left needle.
REMEMBER to make 6 stitches on at the end of the row. The first two and last two extra stitches makes another sunrise on your next row.
Repeat row 1 and 2 until you´ve reached a desired length.
Finish off by knitting row 1 (If you´ve been making two wraps for your YO, you should NOT do this on this row, just one wrap!), and then cast off. This gives you a wavy edge that almost looks like crochet.
pickles
Reader Comments (12)
Hi, the shawl is really beautiful!
I really want to try to knit it but I don´t get the instructions. I have read them over and over again and I just don't understand them. Is there any video, maybe on youtube, that shows how to make the stitch?
I feel so silly... and I am actually pretty good at reading patterns : (
I would appreciate some help :Þ
I'm also a little confused...I think I have figured it out - but a couple questions. You say to use circular needles but don't say to join...so I'm assuming not to - right?? and what is the finished shape of this shawl? if you only start out with 8 stitches and add 4 each row - it will end up as a triangle?, just making sure...anyway, thanks so much for your patterns! love them!
For those with questions I got some help from some of my knitting friends at Ravelry.com.
Check it out here: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/patterns/1216974/1-25#reply_form
OH, and I forgot to say... THANK YOU for the pattern! I cannot wait to knit this... looks awesome!
Yes Susan, your assumptions are right :) No joining, and it will end up triangular. The reason you need circular needles is to fit all the stitches on to them as the shawl grows :)
I was wondering about this norwegian purl. I am not a continental knitter and I am struggling to do the norwegian purl, can I just do a normal english type purl? Will the shawl look the same as with the norwegian purl?
Sure, Victoria, it will look the same, it is just easier to do as you can keep your working yarn at the back all the time while knitting :)
I just found your site and downloaded the Full Moon blanket and hat to make for a baby shower. It said that there was a video on the shawl page for the pattern but I don't see one. I have not yet started but wanted to get an overview first. Some people sounded a bit confused so I wanted to see the work being done. Thanks, Sharon
Sharon, scroll down on this page: http://www.pickles.no/islandsk-soloppgangssjal/ to find it ;)
Love this icelandic sunrise pattern but would llike to convert it to a scarf so my questions is how to decrease once I have the width I want?
How do I convert this pattern to a scarf once I have achieved the width I want. Icelandic Sunrise pattern.
Just stop increasing at the beginning and the end;)