The Lacy Triangular Knitted Shawl Pattern

"One day, I decided to knit a lacy triangular shawl, not the traditional way, but from the side, corner to corner, using a few basic elements from the Orenburg style of lace knitting. When I mentioned this idea to my friend and mentor Galina Khmeleva, I was surprised to learn that this style of knitting shawls has been used for a long time by pukhovnitsy (Orenburg lace shawl knitters).

"This type of shawl does not have an edging of decorative knitted scalloped teeth, a style that first appeared in the late 1940s. Before this, shawl edges were usually finished with fringe or scalloped by blocking, not knitting, or blocked evenly."

-Inna Voltchkova

Finished Size: 77 inches (195.6 cm) wide and 31 inches (78.7 cm) long, after blocking

Pattern Requirements: Dark Starz Design Cygni Lace, 50% merino/30% angora/20% silk yarn, laceweight, 430 yards (393.2 m)/1 ounce (28.3 g) skein, 3 skeins of Natural;

Addi Needles, size 2 (3 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge; skacelknitting.com

Stitch marker

Tapestry needle

Fiber Fantasy Knitting Products Blockers Kit (contains stiff and flexible blocking wires, T-pins, and yardstick) for traditional blocking method;

Gauge: 27 sts and 42 rows = 4 inches (10.2 cm) in chart patt, after blocking

Originally Published: Knitting Traditions Fall 2013

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