Berroco Holman-Hunt Wrap Knitting Pattern

Berroco Holman-Hunt Knit Shawl and Wrap

What Is Being Made

The Holman-Hunt is a knit shawl and wrap designed by Emily Nora O'Neil, offered as a downloadable PDF pattern from Berroco. This piece is a generous scarf-style wrap measuring approximately 22 inches wide by 78 inches long, making it an elegant accessory suitable for layering or draping. The intermediate skill level makes it accessible to knitters with some experience who are ready to work with lace techniques.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs seamless knitting worked flat on straight needles, eliminating the need for seaming or joining pieces. The construction uses lace knitting as the primary technique, which creates an open, decorative fabric through strategic yarn overs and decreases. The lace pattern is worked continuously throughout the piece, building visual interest and texture while maintaining a lightweight, drape-friendly construction ideal for wraps and shawls.

Stitches and Pattern Details

The design features a repeating 12-row pattern stitch that works over a multiple of 6 stitches plus 7. The pattern stitch alternates between two row sequences:

• Rows 1–6: Combine knit stitches with yarn overs and purl 3 together decreases, creating the lace openwork
• Rows 7–12: Shift the lace motif placement, with yarn overs and purl 3 together decreases appearing in different positions within the repeat

This alternating structure creates a balanced, symmetrical lace pattern that develops as you work upward. The pattern begins with a cast-on of 85 stitches and continues for approximately 70 inches before binding off, allowing the full width and length to develop gradually.

Materials and Tools

The Holman-Hunt calls for 4 balls of Berroco Andean Mist yarn in colorway #6363 Fitz Roy. Berroco Andean Mist is a specialty yarn designed for lace and textured knitting projects. The pattern requires size 9 (5.50 mm) straight knitting needles, or the size needed to obtain proper gauge. The recommended gauge is 15 stitches and 24 rows per 4 inches in pattern stitch, and Berroco emphasizes checking gauge before beginning to ensure finished measurements and fabric drape match the design intent.