Blue Sky Fibers Vining Wrap Scarf Knitting Pattern

Blue Sky Fibers Vining Wrap

Project Overview

The Vining Wrap is a luxuriously long knitted wrap designed by Sylvia Hager for Blue Sky Fibers. This project combines elegant lace detailing with textural interest, creating a sophisticated accessory suitable for advanced beginner knitters. The finished wrap measures 82 inches in length with a 16-inch width, making it a generous and versatile piece perfect for layering or draping.

What Is Being Made

This is a rectangular wrap worked in a single length using the bottom-up construction method. The design features a seeded rib foundation that transitions into a lace border pattern combined with moss stitch, creating visual depth and movement throughout the piece. The wrap's generous dimensions and textural construction make it an elegant accessory suitable for various occasions and styling options.

Craft and Techniques

The Vining Wrap is a knitting project worked flat on circular needles. The construction employs bottom-up methodology, beginning with a cast-on and building upward to the finished length. The pattern incorporates lace techniques throughout, featuring yarn overs and decreases that create an open, flowing aesthetic. This combination of techniques provides visual interest while remaining accessible to knitters with some experience.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

• Seeded Rib: The foundation pattern worked at the beginning of the wrap, providing structure and texture. This stitch is worked to a gauge of 15 stitches and 17 rows over 4 inches.
• Moss Stitch: An alternating knit and purl pattern that creates a bumpy, textured fabric. Moss stitch gauge is 14 stitches and 16 rows over 4 inches.
• Lace Border Pattern: The primary decorative element featuring yarn overs (yo) and decreases including k3tog (knit three together) and sk2p (slip, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over). These lace motifs create an elegant, openwork design that repeats throughout the wrap's length.
• Decreases and Yarn Overs: The lace pattern relies on balanced decreases and yarn overs to create the characteristic openwork effect while maintaining stitch count within pattern repeats.

Materials

Yarn: Hand Dyes Worsted weight by Blue Sky Fibers, a luxurious blend of 50% royal alpaca and 50% fine merino. The yarn is worked at 100 grams per 100 yards, and the project requires 8 hanks total. The color shown is No. 2015 Putty, a neutral tone that showcases the lace and texture beautifully.

Needles: US Size 11 (8.0mm) circular needles, 24 inches in length. Circular needles are used for working flat, allowing the wrap's width to be comfortably accommodated.

Additional Tools: A tapestry needle is required for weaving in ends and finishing the wrap.

Experience Level

This pattern is rated as Advanced Beginner, making it an excellent next step for knitters who have mastered basic techniques and are ready to explore lace construction and more complex stitch patterns. The combination of straightforward foundational stitches with lace elements provides a balanced learning experience.