Juniper Moon Farm Carlotta Wrap Knitting Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Carlotta Wrap

What Is Being Made

The Carlotta is a knitted shawl designed by Claudia Wersing as part of the Nordic Collection. This is a triangular wrap with finished dimensions of 35 cm in width and 175 cm in length, making it a generous accessory suitable for layering or draping. The shawl is constructed using a diagonal knitting technique, which creates an elegant geometric construction that builds from a small cast-on to the full triangular shape.

Knitting Techniques Used

The Carlotta wrap employs several intermediate-level knitting techniques that give it visual interest and structure:

• Double-strand knitting: The entire shawl is worked using doubled yarn, which creates a thicker, more substantial fabric and adds depth to the stitch pattern.
• Two-needle-size ribbing: A specialized ribbed stitch pattern alternates between two different needle sizes (size 8 and size 4), creating textural variation and controlled fabric behavior.
• Diagonal construction: Rather than knitting from top to bottom, the shawl is worked diagonally, which affects how increases and decreases are distributed across the piece.
• Increases and decreases: Simultaneous increases occur on both edges during the initial phase, then transition to increases on one edge paired with decreases on the opposite edge, shaping the triangular silhouette.
• Color changes: The pattern incorporates color transitions that occur parallel to the shaping, adding visual complexity to the construction.

Stitches Used

The Carlotta wrap features a two-needle-size ribbed stitch pattern as its primary stitch structure. The pattern is worked over a stitch count divisible by 2, plus 1 additional stitch. The ribbing alternates between knit and purl stitches in a twisted configuration:

• Right-side rows (worked on size 8 needles): One purl stitch, one twisted knit stitch, alternating across the row, ending with one purl stitch.
• Wrong-side rows (worked on size 4 needles): One twisted knit stitch, one purl stitch, alternating across the row, ending with one twisted knit stitch.

These two rows are repeated continuously throughout the shawl. The twisted knit stitches add a subtle texture and help maintain stitch definition when working with doubled yarn. Edge stitches are incorporated into the stitch count, simplifying the pattern execution.

Materials and Gauge

The Carlotta wrap is designed to be worked with Juniper Moon Farm Findley yarn, a worsted-weight yarn requiring three 100-gram skeins in coordinating colorways: Findley color 03 Graphite (A), Findley color 02 Midnight (B), and Findley color 27 Purple Petunia (C). The yarn is divided into quarters before knitting begins, allowing for smooth color transitions throughout the project.

The pattern calls for circular needles in sizes 8 and 4, each 80 cm long. Circular needles are used even for flat knitting to accommodate the increasing stitch count as the shawl expands.

The gauge is established at 18 stitches and 20 rows over 10 cm in the two-needle-size ribbed pattern, worked with size 4 and 8 needles using doubled yarn. Knitters are instructed to adjust their own needle sizes to match this gauge, as individual tension varies.

Pattern Notes

This is a downloadable PDF pattern suitable for intermediate knitters. The pattern requires reading the complete instructions before beginning, as the construction involves understanding the increase and decrease sequences, which are explained separately from the color-change instructions. The diagonal knitting method and the use of doubled yarn throughout create a durable, textured fabric with visual depth ideal for a substantial wrap.