Maren (digital) ENGLISH edition, floral embroidery

We are pleased to offer our knitting patterns Maren and Ingrid in English.

Please note: Our online store currently accepts Vipps as the standard payment method, which is only available in the Nordic countries.

If you are ordering from another country, please contact us at post@bunadstrikk.no. We will be happy to arrange payment via PayPal and send your digital pattern manually.

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to offer additional international payment options in the future.

Digital knitting pattern for INSTANT DOWNLOAD

Sizes: S (M) L (XL) 2XL

There are countless Norwegian bunads with different floral embroideries, and creating a knitting pattern that matches every single bunad is almost impossible.

In addition, not all embroidered flowers are suitable for stranded knitting and would need to be embroidered afterwards to achieve a good result.

Since flowers and leaves are recurring elements in most bunads, we have chosen to focus on creating a colourwork pattern where the colours complement the bunad, rather than reproducing the exact shape of each flower. This creates a harmonious overall look.

That is why we designed Maren as a universal cardigan pattern suitable for most bunads with floral embroidery. By simply changing the colours, you can create a cardigan that perfectly complements your own bunad.

To help you choose colours and place them within the colourwork pattern, we have created colour suggestions for a selection of Norwegian bunads.

This SUPPLEMENT (called TILLEGG, only in Norwegian) includes colour charts, colour codes, pattern diagrams and photos of the cardigan.

The SUPPLEMENT can be purchased here (Digital only):
TILLEGG – Maren

Please note that you also need the Maren knitting pattern.

The black cardigan shown in this knitting pattern is photographed with the Rogaland Bunad (Jelsa embroidery), while the white cardigan is photographed with the Lundeby Bunad.

The pattern includes colour suggestions for:

• pink shades on a black background
• pink shades on a white background
  

The cardigan is worked top down, requiring very little finishing, and both the body and sleeves can easily be adjusted to your preferred length.

The fit is designed to be gently fitted across the shoulders and bust, while providing a more relaxed fit from the underarm down.

The sleeves are wide and worked without shaping, making them ideal for bunad shirts with full sleeves. The pattern features fitted cuffs.

Recommended yarn: Finull by Rauma

Here are just a few (out of many, many) examples of bunads that work beautifully with this pattern:

Rogaland Bunad, Beltestakk, Telemark Bunad, Lundeby Bunad, Løken Bunad, Gudbrandsdal Bunad, Lofoten Bunad, Nedre Buskerud Bunad, Romsdal Bunad, Rondastakk, Ofoten Bunad, Nordmøre Bunad, Oslo Bunad, Tranum Røer Bunad, Bardu and Målselv Bunad, Kystdrakten, Graffer Bunad, Halling Bunad, Maria Aasen Bunad, Ringerike Bunad, Jubilee Costume of Oslo, Oslo 1892 Bunad, Bergen Bunad, and many more.

Many of these colour suggestions are available in our TILLEGG:
TILLEGG – Maren