Flagstaff is a top-down triangular shawl featuring the beautiful octagonal motif known as the selburose, which resembles a rose or a star. Early versions of this iconic design may be found in Sumerian mosaics, Byzantine art and early European textiles. The modern selburose, which was popularized in Selbu, Norway, in the mid-19th century, has adorned about a zillion stranded colorwork sweaters, mittens, socks and hats ever since, often in combination with various geometric and winter-themed patterns.

Flagstaff is my interpretation in lace of these classic Nordic designs. I surrounded my big and bold lace selburose motifs with two sizes of pine trees and hints of mountain ranges; the variety of stitch patterns makes for an engaging and fun knit as you work your way through an alpine forest of lace.

The Flagstaff pattern includes both charts and full written out instructions for those of you who prefer not to use charts.

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