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Presenting three classic Orenburg-style lace patterns in written form for the very first time. Created from a series of basic elements and patterns handed down from generation to generation from the Orenburg region of Russia, Galina Khmeleva has worked with these talented craftspeople to bring you these unique knitted masterpieces. Create your own heirloom shawl following step-by-step instructions and charts laid out for ease of knitting from bottom to top.
About the Author
Galina Khmeleva is the author of The Gossamer Webs Design Collection.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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For the experienced knitter, Sep 14 2007
By Tiffany Case "tiffanyc" - Published on Amazon.com
This book begins with detailed instructions for knitting small sampler-sized shawls. It then provides three complete patterns for full-sized Orenburg lace shawls. The first is a triangle shawl with a detailed border, the second is a rectangular pine-tree pattern, and the final shawl is a very difficult, but very stunning, medallion square.I highly recommend taking the trouble to knit one of the samplers and learn the techniques. The three patterns that follow assume that you are already familiar with the basic shawl construction. If you try to begin your first Orenburg shawl with one of these patterns, you will probably be confused. There are also some small pattern errors. These will be easy enough to figure out for an experienced knitter who has gone through the samplers, but this is not a book for raw beginners.
The shawls themselves are very beautiful (especially once they are blocked out - a step you can't really skip). Sadly, this seems to be the only book of Orenburg patterns published in English, so if you move in knitting circles, you will probably run into someone who has knit the same shawls. In fact, a simple web search for 'Orenburg knit' will turn up at least half a dozen pictures of these shawls on people's project blogs.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lace Knitting Instruction, Jan 16 2011
By Adelle Schauer "Dee Schauer" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: The Gossamer Webs Design Collection: Three Orenburg Shawls to Knit (Paperback)
Despite the title, it can hardly be called a "collection", as there are only three complete patterns in the book, and one of those is only partially charted! However, the basics of the Russian patterns are clearly charted as well as how to make their standard borders, how to turn corners, etc. The lace is beautiful and the basics part of the book would be a good tool for those who want to start knitting this type of lace.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
lace knitting, Aug 1 2011
By Love to read - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: The Gossamer Webs Design Collection: Three Orenburg Shawls to Knit (Paperback)
This book is more a history of lace knitting. It doesn't really provide patterns for shawls or scarves. If that is what you are looking for, this is NOT the book for you.
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