The Beltane shawl is both lightweight and fierce. The dynamic triangle shape meets airy lace, and the result is striking. The stitch patterns are simple to knit but impactful – making this shawl a joy to make and wear.

Beltane marks the peak of spring, when nature regains its full strength in leaps and bounds. The landscape seems to change daily with new growth appearing overnight, the air is filled with bird songs and the world feels truly alive. Celebrated on the first of May, is one of the four fire festivals, the cross-quarter days, that make up the wheel of the year together with the equinoxes and solstices.

This time of the year is linked to love, passion and fertility. Love is often seen as delicate, but at its root it is strong and fiery. The Beltane shawl celebrates this duality: the giddy lightness of spring days and the fierce strength of blooming life. It is filled with joy and softness and passion – just like the season.

You’ll 792 yds / 726 m of fingering-weight yarn for the shawl. I used Xolla Pastoreta in Cirera (yarn received from Xolla for the sample).

Ready to knit your own Beltane shawl? Find the pattern here.