Berroco Roberts Wrap Knitting Pattern

Berroco Roberts Lace Shawl

What Is Being Made

The Berroco Roberts is a triangular lace shawl designed by Emily Nora O'Neil. This knitted wrap measures approximately 45 inches wide by 46 inches long after blocking, making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering or wearing as a decorative shawl. The design features an intermediate skill level, making it accessible to knitters with some experience beyond basic techniques.

Techniques Used

Lace knitting is the primary technique employed in this pattern. The Roberts shawl utilizes a charted lace pattern that creates an openwork design throughout the body of the piece. The pattern is worked flat on circular needles without joining, allowing for easy manipulation of the increasing stitches typical in triangular shawl construction. The shawl begins with a cast-on of 190 stitches and is worked following a 32-row repeating chart until the desired width is achieved.

A crochet edging is applied as a finishing technique, adding a decorative border to the perimeter of the completed shawl. This edging uses chain stitches and pulled loops to create a scalloped or textured edge detail that frames the lace pattern.

Stitches Used

• Knit and purl stitches form the foundation of the charted pattern, with knit stitches worked on the right side and purl stitches on the wrong side
• Yarn overs create the openwork characteristic of lace knitting, producing decorative holes and eyelets throughout the design
• K2tog (knit two together) decreases used to shape the lace pattern and maintain stitch count
• SSK (slip, slip, knit) left-leaning decreases that work in conjunction with k2tog to create balanced decreases in the lace design
• Crochet chain stitches and pulled loop techniques used in the finishing edging

Materials

This pattern calls for 10 balls of Berroco Corsica yarn in colorway #3615 Conch. Berroco Corsica is a worsted-weight yarn suitable for the gauge requirements of this project. Knitters will need a 29-inch circular knitting needle in size 5 (3.75 mm) or the size necessary to obtain the specified gauge, along with a size 3.75 mm (F) crochet hook for the finishing edging. The recommended gauge is 18 stitches and 34 rows over 4 inches when worked in the charted pattern, and checking gauge before beginning is emphasized as essential to achieving the correct finished measurements.