Lupin Wrap Knitting Pattern

Lupin Wrap in McIntosh ffluff

What Is Being Made

The Lupin Wrap is a long, elegant shawl designed as a downloadable knitting pattern from McIntosh. This is a substantial wrap project with finished dimensions of 45.5cm in width and 218cm in length, making it a generous accessory suitable for draping and layering. The design showcases an intermediate-level knitting project that combines lace patterning with straightforward construction techniques.

Craft and Techniques

This pattern is a knitting project classified at intermediate difficulty. The Lupin Wrap employs lace knitting techniques, which involve strategic yarn overs and decreases to create an openwork fabric with visual interest and drape. The pattern uses a repeating lace motif that is worked across the width of the shawl and repeated throughout the length of the project. The design note suggests that knitters allow the finished work to rest on their knees while working, as the extended length of this shawl makes it more comfortable to manage during the knitting process.

Stitches Used

The Lupin Wrap incorporates several fundamental knitting stitches and techniques:

• Knit stitch (K) – the basic foundation stitch used throughout the pattern
• Purl stitch (P) – used on wrong-side rows to create the fabric structure
• Yarn over (Yo) – creates decorative holes and increases within the lace pattern
• Knit two stitches together (k2tog) – a right-leaning decrease
• Slip, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over (sk2po) – a centered double decrease that creates definition in the lace motif
• Slip one stitch, knit one, pass slipped stitch over (sl1, k1, psso) – a left-leaning decrease
• Slip stitch (Sl) – used to move stitches without working them

The pattern begins with a garter stitch border (4 rows of knit on all sides) to frame the lace pattern and provide stability to the edges. The lace pattern repeat is worked over rows 5 through 14 and beyond, creating the characteristic openwork design.

Materials and Equipment

The Lupin Wrap is designed to be knitted using ffluff by McIntosh yarn. The pattern requires 2 skeins of 50g each, providing sufficient yardage for the full 218cm length. The project is worked on 5mm knitting needles, which are sized to achieve the correct tension for the lace pattern.

Additional equipment needed includes a tapestry needle for weaving in yarn ends, a row counter to track progress through the pattern repeats, scissors, a blocking out mat with pins, and a steam iron for finishing. The pattern also includes a McIntosh sew-on label that should be attached after blocking, along with a sewing needle and thread for label attachment. Achieving the correct tension of 20 stitches to 22 rows over 10cm in lace pattern on 5mm needles is essential for the finished dimensions to be accurate.

Pattern Construction

The Lupin Wrap begins with casting on 91 stitches, which establishes the width of the finished piece. The first four rows are worked in garter stitch to create a neat, finished edge. The lace pattern then begins on row 5 and is worked in a repeating sequence that alternates between right-side rows (which contain the decorative yarn overs and decreases) and wrong-side rows (which are purled). The pattern maintains 3 stitches in garter stitch on each edge for selvage, with the lace pattern repeat worked across the center stitches. This construction method ensures clean, finished edges throughout the length of the wrap.