An easy wrap pattern that's quick to knit in chunky yarn. The slipped stitches make the fabric extra dense. This is sure to keep you cosy when you're curled up with your cocoa! The wrap pictured was knitted with my own handspun Bluefaced Leicester yarn, but Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds Chunky is the correct gauge and would be just as nice. Pattern is available to download from Ravelry.
Yarn : Five skeins Rowan Purelife British Sheep Breeds Chunky = 550m in total.
Needles : 5mm/US 8 straight needles
Notation:
k = knit
p = purl
sl = slip
kw = knitwise
pw = purlwise
CO = cast on
RS = right-side
WS = wrong-side
Twisted Slip Stitch Rib Pattern:
Row 1: sl1 pw, *p1 k1* to end of row (don't "untwist" twisted stitches by knitting into the back of them!)
Row 2: sl1 pw *k1 sl1 kw with yarn held forward* to last two stitches, k2
Directions:
CO 61 stitches. Work in Twisted Slip Stitch Rib Pattern until wrap measures 60", ending on row 1 of pattern. Bind off all stitches on wrong side. Weave in any loose ends and you're done!
lovely pattern, but I did find the 5mm needles too small, it made the knitting incredibly tight and was hard on the hands, so I went to a 6mm instead.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your feedback, I'll add a wee note about that!
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