Juniper Moon Farm Etch Wide Scarf/Wrap - The Yorkshire Collection

Juniper Moon Farm Etch Wide Scarf/Wrap – The Yorkshire Collection

What Is Being Made

The Etch wide scarf/wrap is a versatile knitted accessory designed to provide warmth and style in cold weather. This pattern, created by Sarah Jo Burch for The Yorkshire Collection, offers two sizing options: a traditional oversized scarf measuring 72 inches long by 8 inches wide, or a wider wrap version at 60 inches long by 16.5 inches wide. The textured stitch design evokes the leafy patterns of winter's touch on leaves and window panes, making it both a functional and decorative piece.

Techniques Used

This knitting project is worked flat on circular needles, allowing for easy stitch management across the width of the piece. The pattern incorporates cable techniques as a primary design element, creating dimensional texture throughout the fabric. Cable work in this design includes both front and back cable crosses, which are integrated into the overall pattern repeat. The combination of cables with eyelet details and strategic yarn overs creates visual interest and a sophisticated finished appearance.

Stitches Used

The Etch pattern features a 4-stitch by 8-row repeat that combines several fundamental knitting techniques:

• Stockinette stitch – used as the base fabric and for measuring gauge
• Cable One Front (C1F) – slip one stitch to cable needle and hold to front, knit the next stitch, then knit the stitch from the cable needle
• Cable One Back (C1B) – slip one stitch to cable needle and hold to back, knit the next stitch, then knit the stitch from the cable needle
• Yarn overs (yo) – create decorative eyelets and lacy elements within the pattern
• Slip, slip, knit (ssk) – a left-leaning decrease used to balance yarn overs
• Knit two together (k2tog) – a right-leaning decrease
• Make one (m1) – an increase worked by picking up the strand between stitches; in this pattern, the increase is left untwisted to create eyelet details rather than being twisted as is typical in other applications
• Purl stitches – worked across all wrong-side rows to create smooth reverse stockinette between pattern rows

Materials

This project requires Juniper Moon Farm HerriOt Great yarn in color #104 Charcoal Grey. The scarf version requires 3 hanks of yarn, while the wrap version requires 5 hanks. Knitting is worked on US 10 (6 mm) circular needles measuring 24 inches in length, or a size adjusted to obtain the specified gauge. Additional notions include a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and a cable needle for working the cable stitches.

Gauge and Pattern Notes

Achieving proper gauge is essential for this project. In Stockinette stitch, the gauge is 14 stitches and 18 rows over 4 inches. When worked in the Blocked Pattern stitch, the gauge is 19 stitches and 23 rows over 4 inches. The pattern stitch repeat consists of 4 stitches worked over 8 rows, with all wrong-side rows purled across. The combination of cables, yarn overs, and decreases creates a balanced, reversible-looking texture that showcases the beauty of the yarn while maintaining structural integrity.