Fog Bank Triangle Wrap Scarf Knitting Pattern

Fog Bank Triangle Wrap Scarf Knitting Pattern

Project Overview

The Fog Bank Triangle Wrap is an easy-level knitting pattern from Lion Brand designed to create a versatile wrap-style scarf. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a finished triangular wrap measuring approximately 41 inches in length (not including ties) and 20 inches at its widest point, making it a generous accessory suitable for layering and styling versatility.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a triangle wrap scarf, a popular garment style that combines the warmth and coverage of a wrap with the lightweight portability of a scarf. The triangular shape allows the wearer to drape it multiple ways around the shoulders and neck, providing both functional warmth and fashionable styling options. The finished wrap includes tie closures for secure fastening.

Knitting Techniques

The Fog Bank Triangle Wrap employs fundamental knitting techniques appropriate for crafters at the easy skill level. The wrap is worked from the point upward, beginning with a small cast-on and progressively increasing stitches to build the triangular silhouette. A circular needle is used throughout the construction to accommodate the bulky yarn and increasing stitch count, though the work is executed back and forth in rows rather than in the round, similar to working with straight needles. The tie closures are added during finishing, requiring basic stitch work and seaming techniques with a sewing needle and thread.

Stitches Used

• Garter Stitch (k every row): The primary stitch used for the main wrap body, created by knitting every row. This stitch produces a textured, reversible fabric with no distinct right or wrong side, making it ideal for wraps and scarves.
• Stockinette Stitch (St st): Used for the tie closures, worked by knitting on the right side and purling on the wrong side. The pattern notes that the edges of the ties will naturally roll slightly due to the characteristics of stockinette stitch.
• Knit Front and Back (kfb): An increase technique used to expand the wrap from the point. This stitch is worked by knitting into the front of a stitch without removing it from the left needle, then knitting through the back of the same stitch, creating one additional stitch.

Materials and Gauge

The pattern calls for Lion Brand Homespun Yarn in the Edwardian colorway, requiring one ball of yarn (pattern number 790-312). Needles specified are Lion Brand Size 11 [8 mm] circular needles measuring 29 inches in length. Additional materials include Lion Brand stitch holders, a large-eye blunt needle set, and basic sewing supplies (sewing needle and thread for finishing).

The recommended gauge is 8 stitches equaling approximately 4 inches (10 cm) in Garter stitch. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished wrap matches the specified dimensions and that the single ball of yarn will be sufficient for completion. Knitters achieving fewer stitches and rows should use smaller needles, while those achieving more should use larger needles.

Pattern Structure and Notes

The wrap construction begins with casting on 3 stitches and knitting the first row. Subsequent rows incorporate the kfb increase stitch at the beginning of each row, continuing until 82 stitches are on the needle. At this point, the pattern transitions to bind off the center stitches while retaining 2 stitches on each end for the tie construction. The ties are then worked in stockinette stitch, creating a subtle textural contrast with the garter stitch body. The pattern includes corrections applied April 9, 2012, specifying that 78 stitches should be bound off during the tie setup row.