Odenwald is a semicircular shawl of lace and mesh, with lilies of twisted ribbing enclosed by a canopy of oak and beech leaves.

Odenwald or the Forest of Oden is where the Nibelungen saga is primarily set, and which seems fitting for a design drawn from Herbert Niebling’s work as Niebling stems from Nibel, meaning Mist, and his lace often had an ethereal, otherworldly quality.

• Sizing: the pattern is one main size, though extra wedges can be added to make more than a half circle, and the edging can be repeated to soak up a little extra yardage.
• Yarn: the design suits lace to sport weight yarn, of solid, gentle semi solid, or gradient colouring.
• Yardage: this varied significantly between testers. Both tests in Yearning used 1 skein on 2-2.25mm needles. Tests on fingering weight yarn used ~ 1400m or more.
• Pattern is charts only with written notes, though the early rows have been written out to get you underway.

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