Gzhel is an ornate mosaic wrap, inspired by the beauty of traditional Russian handcraft of making porcelain and pottery items—dishes, tiles, and other decorative elements. Gzhel painting is distinguished by blue and white patterns that often incorporate flowers.

Gzhel wrap is worked on the bias in a mosaic pattern, which makes it fun to knit and easy to wear. The pattern has fully written row-by-row instructions and charts. The size of the shawl is easy to adjust both in width (by casting on more or fewer stitches) and in length (by working more or fewer main body repeats). The pattern is very versatile and can be worked on a variety of bases, from fingering to DK weight.

Yarn
Miss Babs Kunlun
70% Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere, 15% Cultivated Silk; 280 yd/4.4 oz (255 m/125 g) skeins
2 (2, --, --) skeins in main color, shown in Quicksilver and 2 (2, --, --) skeins in contrasting color, shown in Delft

Or approximately 370 (460, --, --) yards/338 (414, --, --) meters of DK weight yarn in main color and 340 (410, --, --) yards/311 (375, --, --) meters of DK weight yarn in contrasting color.

OR
Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply
100% Superwash Merino Wool; 400 yd/3.9 oz (365 m/110 g) skeins
-- (--, 2, 2) skeins in main color, shown in White Peppercorn and -- (--, 2, 2) skeins in contrasting color, shown in Sapsucker

Or approximately -- (--, 390, 520) yards/-- (--, 357, 476) meters of fingering weight yarn in main color and -- (--, 360, 480) yards/-- (--, 329, 440) meters in contrasting color.

Sizes
1 (2, 3, 4)
Sizes 1 and 2 are worked in DK weight
Sizes 3 and 4 are worked in fingering weight

Finished Measurements
Cast-on edge width: 14½ (17¾, 18¼, 21)”/36.5 (44.5, 45.5, 52.5) cm
Length (along selvedge edge): 74 (74, 71, 71)”/185 (185, 177.5, 177.5) cm
Width (approximately): 8½ (11, 12½, 14½)”/21.5 (27.5, 31.5, 26.5) cm

Needles
US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needle, 24”/60 cm, or size to obtain gauge in DK weight yarn

OR
US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needle 24”/60 cm or 36”/90 cm long depending on width of the wrap, or size to obtain gauge in fingering weight yarn

Gauge
Blocked: 20 stitches and 40 rows = 4”/10 cm square in DK weight yarn worked in Main Body Chart pattern.
Unblocked: 23 stitches and 48 rows = 4”/10 cm square in DK weight yarn worked in Main Body Chart pattern.

Blocked: 21 stitches and 42 rows = 4”/10 cm square in fingering weight yarn worked in Main Body Chart pattern.
Unblocked: 26 stitches and 50 rows = 4”/10 cm square in fingering weight yarn worked in Main Body Chart pattern.

Gauge is not crucial for this project, but will affect yardage and finished size if different from above.

Notions
Blocking wires (optional)
Crochet hook for cast on (optional)
Pins for blocking
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

If you want bigger charts, you can print them as a poster (in Acrobat: tile scale 125% with 1” overlap will spread each page on 2 sheets of paper, the equivalent of 17”x 11”).

On Instagram (find me as @galimka_knits) use hashtag #gzhelwrap