Translated by Vera Tanabe
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Almost every person first of all associates Loch Ness with a huge monster that lives (or does not live) in its depths. Naturally, this is not surprising, because the first legends and eyewitness stories about this most mysterious reservoir in the world and the prehistoric monster living in it date back to the year 565. In addition to the mystery surrounding the lake, Loch Ness is also the largest reservoir of fresh water in the entire UK.

This reservoir, the water surface of which shimmers like a diamond in the sun, is located almost 40 kilometers from the Scottish town of Inverness and is constantly replenished by the waters of the Moriston River. In addition, the lake gives rise to the Ness River, so for more than 300 million years the reservoir, surrounded on all sides by mountains and picturesque forests, has remained in its original form.

For many people, the very name of this beautiful lake has become synonymous with a secret, mystery, and magic. Therefore, when I got my hands on Knoll Yarns Noble yarn (1000 m / 100 g, 95% merino + 5% cashmere) in color ‘Loch’, I realized that I wanted to knit a beautiful, sophisticated, mysterious lace shawl in Shetland lace technique, and call it ‘Loch Ness.’

This is how the square shawl turned out: large, warm, cozy, in which you can wrap yourself up on long winter evenings and dream of meeting the amazing Nessie.

When the shawl was completed, I felt that I couldn’t part with it right away, I wanted the story to continue.
This is how the stole appeared, with the same patterns, but arranged slightly differently.

I offer you a pattern of a lace stole with a pointed lace border worked in one piece.
This pattern allows you to change both the length and width of the stole to your liking.
The central part and pointed borders along the right and left edges are worked at the same time.
At the end of each part, the borders are also worked along the shorter sides of the stole; and open stitches in the corners are grafted, forming invisible seams.

Yarn: Lace weight wool (800-1500 m/100 g) approximately 1500-2000 m. Exact yardage depends on the desired size of the stole. Fine linen yarn will work well, too.

Difficulty level: beginners.

Skills required: reading charts; garter-stitch based lace knitting; provisional cast on; picking up stitches along edges; grafting.

Exact gauge is not critical for this project and may vary depending on the yarn and needles of your choice.
Photos in this pattern show my stole made with Knoll Yarns Lambswool (850 m/100 gr), total 180 gr.
Finished size after blocking and yardage of the stole is as follows: 244 х 80 cm

Needles and notions: Single-ended or circular needles 2.5-3.0 mm; stitch markers; tapestry needle; waste yarn; blocking pins.