Materials required: 7 skeins of ruby-red 2-ply wool, a pair each of No. 7 and No. 10 bone needles, 6 black buttons, a small bow of black cord to trim front of belt, a few patent fasteners for the shoulder.

NOTE: This pattern is charted.

Art by Petrov.

This is a very helpful forum topic with examples of the lace knitted up.

NOTE: remcat and samantics knitted the two wonderful lace swatches shown in pattern pics at left!