Juniper Moon Farm Wrap Crochet Pattern

Juniper Moon Farm Idony Wrap

What Is Being Made

The Idony Wrap is a crocheted and knitted shawl designed by Claudia Wersing as part of the Cosy Collection. This is a versatile wrap garment that measures 18½ inches wide by 69½ inches long, making it suitable for draping around the shoulders or wearing as a generous wrap accessory.

Construction Method and Techniques

The Idony Wrap is worked seamlessly and flat using a bottom-up construction approach. The shawl is worked sideways from one point to the next point, creating an elegant tapered silhouette. The design features strategic increases worked along the right-hand edge only until the center of the shawl is reached, after which decreases are worked at the same edge until the final stitch count is reduced. This creates the characteristic pointed shawl shape. The left-hand side is formed by a straight edge throughout the project.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Idony Wrap employs a combination of fundamental knitting and crochet stitches:

• Knit stitch (k) – the primary knit fabric stitch
• Purl stitch (p) – used to create textural variation within the pattern
• Knit two together (k2tog) – a decrease stitch used for shaping
• Increases (inc1) – used to expand stitch count during the expansion phase
• Garter stitch – worked on selvage stitches throughout for a finished edge
• Single crochet (sc) – used during the finishing phase
• Chain stitch (ch) – used for decorative picot edging in the finishing

The main fabric follows a four-row repeating pattern that alternates between knit rows, decrease/increase rows, textured rows, and purl rows. Selvage stitches are maintained in garter stitch throughout the entire project to create neat, finished edges.

Materials Required

The Idony Wrap is worked using Juniper Moon Farm Santa Cruz yarn in color 106 Alabaster. The project requires 3 hanks of 100 grams each of this yarn. Needles and hooks include US 8/5mm knitting needles (or the size needed to obtain proper gauge) and a US H-8/5mm crochet hook for the finishing picot edging.

Gauge and Sizing

The specified gauge is 19 stitches and 20 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) when worked over the pattern using US 8/5mm knitting needles. Maintaining this gauge is essential for achieving the finished measurements of 18½ inches wide by 69½ inches long.

Finishing Details

The finishing phase involves using the US H-8/5mm crochet hook to work picots along the edges, adding a delicate decorative detail to the completed wrap. The bind-off is worked loosely to maintain the drape and flexibility of the finished garment.