Berroco Trout Lily Wrap Knitting Pattern

Berroco Trout Lily Knit Shawl

What Is Being Made

The Trout Lily is a triangular knit shawl designed by Amy Christoffers. This intermediate-level project produces a finished wrap measuring approximately 75 inches across the top edge by 22 inches down the center, making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering or wearing as a traditional shawl.

Craft and Construction Method

This is a knitting project worked in the bottom-up construction method, meaning the shawl begins at the point and expands outward and upward to create the triangular silhouette. The piece is worked flat on circular needles, allowing for the gradual increase in stitch count as rows progress.

Techniques Used

The Trout Lily incorporates lace knitting as its primary decorative technique. Lace patterns are created through strategic yarn overs and decreases that form openwork designs throughout the fabric. This technique requires attention to stitch placement and creates an elegant, airy fabric ideal for shawls and wraps.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The base fabric used for gauge measurement, consisting of knit stitches on right-side rows and purl stitches on wrong-side rows
• KF&B (Knit Front and Back): An increase stitch that creates one additional stitch by working into both the front and back loops of a single stitch
• Yarn Overs (yo): Decorative increases that create the openwork characteristic of lace knitting
• SSK (Slip, Slip, Knit): A left-leaning decrease used to balance yarn overs and shape the lace pattern
• K2tog (Knit Two Together): A right-leaning decrease that pairs with yarn overs to form lace motifs
• Pattern Stitch (Pat St): The lace pattern used throughout the shawl, which differs from stockinette stitch in both structure and gauge

Materials Required

The Trout Lily is knit using Berroco Tuscan Tweed yarn in the colorway #9010 Sweet Briar. The project requires 5 balls of this yarn, with each ball weighing 50 grams. A 29-inch circular knitting needle in size 7 (4.50 mm) is used to work the piece, along with a tapestry needle for finishing and weaving in ends.

Gauge and Sizing

Proper gauge is essential for achieving the correct finished measurements. The pattern specifies 18 stitches and 26 rows equal 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch, while 16 stitches and 26 rows equal 4 inches in Pattern Stitch. The pattern includes the reminder to check gauge before beginning to ensure accurate sizing and yarn yardage requirements.

Skill Level

This pattern is rated as intermediate, indicating it is suitable for knitters with foundational skills who are ready to tackle lace techniques and stitch pattern increases. Familiarity with basic increases, decreases, and yarn overs is assumed.