Olga’s Secrets Shawl by Galina Khmeleva

Olga’s Secrets Shawl

Knitting
Lace ?
28 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches
in body pattern
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1 yards (1 m)
16¾" wide and 51" long
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for kn24.49.

With seamless construction, short-row mitered corners, reversible garter-stitch lace, and an amazing intarsia color join technique developed by Orenburg lace master Olga Fedorova, this shawl is a clever and mesmerizing knit. Worked in cashmere laceweight yarn, it is a sumptuous accessory that you will adore for years to come. The pattern, designed by Galina Khmeleva, is available with the video workshop, Knitting Lace in Intarsia: the Secrets of Olga Fedorova, wherein you will learn about the traditions of Russian two-color lace knitting and the special intarsia techniques developed by Olga and her student, Galina.

Pattern info:
Finished Size 16¾“ wide and 51” long.

Yarn Lux Adorna Knits Lace (100% cashmere;
366 yd 335 m/.88 oz 25 g): long johns
(white; MC) and smoke (gray; CC), 2 skeins
each.

Needles Size 2 (2.75 mm). Adjust needle size
if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); waste yarn for
provisional CO; spare needle in same size
or smaller than working needle; tapestry
needle; blocking wires or nylon cord; T-pins
for blocking.

Gauge 28 sts and 44 rows = 4” in body patt