Knitting Fever Aurora Wrap Pattern

Aurora Wrap by Knitting Fever

What Is Being Made

The Aurora Wrap is a beginner-friendly knitted shawl designed by Audrey Drysdale. This rectangular wrap measures 75 inches wide by 17 inches long (190.5cm x 43cm), making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering or draping. The design features a structured approach to color and pattern work, progressing through multiple pattern sequences to create visual interest across the finished piece.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs several fundamental techniques accessible to beginner knitters. The wrap uses a shaping pattern that combines yarn overs and decreases to create gradual increases in stitch count. The construction begins with a small cast-on of 5 stitches and expands through strategic increases worked on alternating rows. The shaping relies on yarn over increases paired with knit 2 together through back loop decreases to maintain stitch count while creating directional shaping. The pattern also incorporates kfb (knit front and back) increases for additional stitch expansion. Color work is introduced through mosaic knitting, a technique that creates pattern without requiring simultaneous management of multiple yarn colors in a single row.

Stitches Used

The Aurora Wrap utilizes a limited stitch vocabulary appropriate for beginners:

• Knit (k) – the foundational stitch
• Purl (p) – used in pattern sequences
• Yarn over (yo) – creates decorative increases and lace-like elements
• Knit 2 together through back loop (k2tog tbl) – a right-leaning decrease
• Knit front and back (kfb) – an increase that creates a new stitch
• Striped Mosaic Pattern – a color pattern worked over 28 rows using two colors per sequence
• Mosaic Dash Pattern – an alternative mosaic pattern also worked over 28 rows

Pattern Structure and Sequence

The Aurora Wrap follows a repeating 180-row color and pattern sequence. This sequence alternates between Striped Mosaic Pattern and Mosaic Dash Pattern sections, each 28 rows long, with 2-row garter stitch breaks in the primary color between sections. The pattern uses four distinct yarn colors from the KFI Collection Painted Sky line, creating a sophisticated color progression throughout the wrap.

Materials and Gauge

The Aurora Wrap requires KFI Collection Painted Sky yarn in four coordinating shades: 2 balls each of shade 208 Vermillion and Fern Green (Color A), 2 balls of shade 302 Rose Garden (Color B), 1 ball of shade 304 Mojave (Color C), and 1 ball of shade 301 Sahara (Color D). Each ball weighs 100 grams. The pattern calls for a US 7 (4.5mm) circular needle measuring 32 inches (80cm) long, along with a stitch marker for pattern tracking. The recommended gauge is 24 stitches and 35 rows over 4 inches (10cm) when working the Striped Mosaic Pattern on US 7 needles. Checking gauge before beginning is essential to ensure the finished wrap achieves the intended dimensions.