Chayka Information

The Chayka shawl is reminiscent of a seagull’s wing and is perfect for using up that special, luxurious skein. Knit from one corner to the opposite edge, it features show-stopper lace paired with plain stockinette. Easily adaptable to any yarn weight or yardage – just knit until a few grams of yarn are left, then finish with a few simple garter rows!

Skills: increases, decreases, and lace with no rest rows.

Yarn: 
1 color fingering yarn. Recommend at least 100 g/3.5 oz skein. May use different weights or amounts if desired, though this will affect the finished size of the shawl.

Sample shown in full skein of Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock, 80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon, 378 yards/346 m per 4 oz/115 g, colorway Into the Mystic

Needles: 
US 7 (4.5-mm) needles to knit flat, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Tools:

• Tapestry needle

• Gram scale

• Blocking wires and pins

Blocked Gauge (gently stretched and pinned): 
18 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10 cm, stockinette

Social Media: 
Please post your finished shawl on social media with #KinoKnitsChekhovCollection, #ChaykaShawl, and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits.

Questions and Answers Information

The Questions and Answers shawl uses fairly mindless knitting and contrasting skeins to result in bold color play. Starting at one corner and increasing to the other side, each stripe dances across almost to the other edge, where it is met and answered by its contrasting partner. Because the edges have twisted garter strips in the contrasting color, you never have to cut your yarn or carry it up the edge, so there are only four ends to weave in at the end. Have skeins of unusual size? This shawl is perfect using up every bit of yardage, regardless of how much you have – just knit until you almost run out of yarn. The twisted edge can even be used for styling – just thread a shawl end through one of the gaps!

Here’s what testers had to say:

• “I loved the clever construction!”

• “This was a fun pattern to knit! I like patterns I can easily memorize so I don’t have to constantly check the pattern and lose valuable knitting time.”

• “I loved striping and ‘carrying’ the yarn by the twisted stitch details. It was so much fun - very rhythmical.”

Skills: simple increases, decreases, and color changes. Some yarn manipulation required for the twisted garter edge. If you twist it the wrong way, there’s a video tutorial on the Kino Knits YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/Kox-QbE5egA for how to fix it.

Yarn: 
2 skeins fingering weight yarn in contrasting colors of equal yardage to each other. 
Sample shown in Holly & Ivy Dyeworks Ivy Twist, 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon, 382 yards/349 m per 3.5 oz/100 g, C1: It Makes His Eyes Pop and C2: Almost Mint

Needles: 
US 7 (4.5-mm) needles to knit flat, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Tools:

• Tapestry needle

• Small stitch holder

Blocked Gauge (wet blocked and laid flat to dry, not pinned or stretched):
20 sts and 34 rows = 4”/10 cm, garter,

Social Media: 
Please post your finished shawl on social media with #KinoKnitsChekhovCollection, #QuestionsAndAnswersShawl, and #KinoKnits. Please also tag @kinoknits. 

The Three Sisters Information

In The Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov recounted the fates of three women trying to find their place in life in a small town, but their path is not straightforward (dramatic play, remember?). With this shawl, three colors of yarn find their path, though it’s not straightforward, either.

This stripey shawl is starts at one corner and gradually increases to an asymmetrical triangle. Two colors ease into relaxing garter stitch – albeit with some zigzags – while a third evolves into a mesh lace for knitting and visual interest. A jagged edge represents the sisters’ difficult lives, the chevron at the top their desire to go back to Moscow. The pattern also includes instructions for how to adapt to less or more yardage, meaning you can maximize your available yarn.

Skills 
simple increases, decreases, YO, and striped color changes.

Yarn 
3 skeins yarn of equal yardage. Recommend at least 100 g/3.5 oz skein of each. May use different weights or amounts if desired, though this will affect the finished size of the shawl.

Sample shown in Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper, 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, 463 yards/423 m per 3.53 oz/100 g, 1 skein each of:

• C1: Barbie’s Nighty (used 412.1 yards/376.8 m)

• C2: Heirloom (used 430.6 yards/393.8 m)

• C3: Fortune Teller (used 481.5 yards/440.3 m)

Needles 
US 7 (4.5-mm) needles to knit flat, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Tools

• 2 Stitch markers

• Tapestry needle

Blocked Gauge (wet blocked and laid flat to dry, not pinned or stretched):
24 sts and 32 rows = 4”/10 cm, garter,

Social Media 
Please post your finished shawl on social media with #3SistersShawl, #KinoKnitsChekhovCollection, and #kinoknits. Please also tag @kinoknits.