Noro Wavy Stolette Wrap Knitting Pattern

Noro Wavy Stolette Shawl

What is Being Made

The Noro Wavy Stolette is an intermediate-level knitted shawl and wrap designed in four graduated sizes: Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large. This elegant wrap features a distinctive wavy construction with a finished width at the deepest point of 9 inches (23 centimeters) and an overall length of 66 inches (167.5 centimeters), making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering or draping.

Techniques Used

This project employs lace knitting and flat knitting techniques to create its signature wavy aesthetic. The shawl is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, allowing for the directional increases and decreases that form the undulating edge pattern. The design incorporates strategic shaping through increases worked across rows, with stitches added using methods such as knitting into the front and back of stitches and lifted increases (make one techniques). The lace construction creates an open, flowing fabric characteristic of contemporary shawl design.

Stitches and Stitch Techniques

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with specialized techniques for shaping and texture:

• Knit and purl stitches form the base fabric
• Increases including knit in front and back of stitch, make one (lifted from the strand between stitches), and make one purl stitch variations to add stitches across rows for the expanding width
• Decreases using slip, slip, knit (ssk) and slip, slip, purl techniques to shape the wavy edges
• Slip stitches used for selvage edges that facilitate seaming and finishing
• Stitch markers placed strategically to track pattern repeats and shaping points
• Chart reading with "no stitch" spaces indicating areas where stitches have been decreased or not yet created, requiring knitters to skip over shaded spaces and work only the active stitches

Materials and Tools

The Noro Wavy Stolette calls for 2 x 100g skeins of Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn in colorway #268, with a suggested substitute option of 2 x 100g skeins in colorway #436. The project requires one pair of size US 5 (3.75mm) knitting needles or the size needed to obtain the specified gauge. Additional materials include a size US F-5 (3.75mm) crochet hook for finishing, scrap yarn for provisional cast-ons or stitch holders, and removable stitch markers for tracking increases and pattern sections. The gauge should be verified on the chosen needle size to ensure proper finished dimensions.

The use of Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn, a premium blend fiber, combined with the lace and flat-knit construction, creates a sophisticated, drapable wrap with beautiful color variation characteristic of hand-dyed luxury yarns.