Classic Elite Yarns Beckley Wrap Knitting Pattern

Classic Elite Yarns Beckley Knit Shawl and Wrap

What is Being Made

The Beckley is a drapey wrap designed by Jill Wright, originally published in Every Day Knits 1407. This shawl and wrap project creates a finished piece measuring 13 inches wide and 72 inches long after blocking. The wrap features three colored stripes that gently wave across the fabric, creating visual interest through strategic color changes worked throughout the piece.

Techniques Used

This knitting project is worked seamlessly and flat, constructed end to end rather than from a center point outward. The wrap is built through stripe patterning, alternating between three distinct colors (designated A, B, and C) as you progress through the rows. The designer recommends an intermediate skill level, making this project suitable for knitters with foundational experience who are ready to work with lace stitches and manage color changes.

Stitches and Stitch Pattern

The primary stitch pattern used throughout the Beckley is the Wave Lace Pattern, which works over a multiple of 17 stitches and repeats across a 12-row cycle. The pattern combines fundamental knitting techniques with decorative lace elements:

• Knit stitches form the foundation rows and structural elements
• Purl stitches create texture on the wrong side and contribute to the fabric's drape
• Yarn overs (yo) create the openwork lace effect characteristic of wave patterns
• Decreases including k2tog (knit two together) and ssk (slip, slip, knit) shape the lace motifs and balance the yarn overs
• Bind off completed using the knitwise method worked loosely to maintain the wrap's drapey quality

The Wave Lace Pattern repeats 4 times across each 12-row section, with the entire wrap requiring 468 total rows to reach its finished length. The pattern note suggests using stitch markers between each 17-stitch repeat to help track your progress through the lace pattern.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Beckley pattern calls for Classic Elite Yarns yarn, with two colorway options provided. The recommended yarns are MountainTop Vail or Villa, both composed of 70% baby alpaca and 30% bamboo fiber. Each hank weighs 50 grams and provides approximately 236 yards of yardage.

Colorway 1 uses Vail yarn in three colors: Chestnut (6438), Slate (6475), and Sand (6436), requiring one hank each. Colorway 2 combines Villa and Vail yarns: Clear Sky (2757), Steel (6403), and Bud Green (2781), also one hank each. The pattern notes that both wraps shown used almost the entire hank of each color, and knitters planning to make a longer wrap should purchase additional yarn accordingly.

The project requires US 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles or the size needed to obtain proper gauge. Three stitch markers are optional but recommended for tracking the 17-stitch repeats of the Wave Lace Pattern. The recommended gauge is 21 stitches and 28 rows over 4 inches in the Wave Lace Pattern when blocked, though the pattern notes that exact gauge is not crucial to the project's success—variations will affect yardage requirements and finished width measurements.

Finishing

After binding off all stitches loosely, complete the wrap by weaving in all yarn ends and blocking the piece to the specified measurements. Blocking is essential for this project, as it helps even out the lace pattern and allows the wrap to reach its intended finished dimensions of 13 inches wide by 72 inches long.