This flamboyant knit is a cross between a wrap and a poncho. Wear it like a shawl, trail the ends down your back, or wrap it asymmetrically for a fashion look that keeps you warm.
ESTIMATED TIME TO COMPLETE
The wrap took 8 hours to knit.
SIZE
Width: (at widest point) 43 in. (109 cm); length: 41½ in. (106 cm).
YOU WILL NEED
• 9 x 100 g balls (approx. 32 oz.) of Rowan Biggy Print in pink, shade 237
• pair of size US 35 (20 mm) knitting needles
• size US M 13 (9.00 mm) crochet hook
GAUGE
5½ sts and 7 rows to 4 in. (10 cm) over st-st on size US 35 (20 mm) needles. Change needle size, if necessary, to obtain this gauge.
ABBREVIATIONS
beg = beginning; cont = continue; dec = decrease; k = knit; kfb = k into front and back of st; p = purl; pfb = p into front and back of st; RS = right side; skpo = slip 1, k1, pass slip st over; st(s) = stitch(es); st-st = stockinette st; tog = together; yo = yarn over needle to make a stitch.
NOTE
• Do not join in a new ball of yarn in the middle of a row; always join in at a side edge.
WRAP
Cast on 3 sts.
Row 1 (RS) Yo, k to last st, kfb. 5 sts.
Row 2 Yo, p to last st, pfb. 7 sts.
These 2 rows form st-st with incs at beg and end of rows.
Cont in st-st, inc in this way at each end of every row until there are 61 sts.
Shape neck. Next row (WS) P 29, bind off 3 sts knitwise, p to end.
Cont on first set of 29 sts for first side, leaving 29 sts for 2nd side.
1st side. Row 1 (RS) K1, k2tog, k23, skpo, p1. 27 sts.
Row 2 P.
Cont in st-st, dec in same way as Row 1 at each end of next 3 RS rows. 21 sts. Dec as set at beg of next 18 RS rows. 3 sts. Bind off knitwise. With RS facing join yarn at neck edge.
2nd side. Row 1 (RS) P1, k2tog, k23, skpo, k1. 27 sts.
Row 2 P.
Cont in st-st, dec in same way as Row 1 each end of next 3 RS rows. 21 sts. Dec as set at end of next 18 RS rows. 3 sts. Bind off knitwise.
TO FINISH
Using a crochet hook and with WS facing, work a row of single crochet around edge of wrap. Using 7 x 15-in. (38-cm) lengths of yarn doubled for each tassel, plus a 28-in. (71-cm) length to tie the tassel, make 29 tassels. Sew a tassel on each point and 6 tassels on each of the 4 outer edges. Trim tassels to the same length.
ABOUT THIS YARN
Biggy Print is a soft and chunky 100% merino wool yarn made of 2 strands of varying thickness plied together. It has 33 yds. (30 m) to a 100 g (approx. 3½ oz.) ball.
TIP
• If you don’t get the correct gauge, changing needles may not fix the problem, since there’s a big jump between sizes in large needles. If you are only slightly off gauge, try tensioning the yarn around your fingers.
Simple stitches and rapid progress make this wrap the ideal project to create on the move. You’ll be surprised what you can achieve in spare moments, even while traveling.
