Noro Wrap Knitting Pattern

Noro Wrap - Designer Mini Knits

Project Overview

Design 19 from Mini Knits 4 by Jenny Watson is an elegant knitted wrap featuring lace patterning and a refined construction method. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a finished wrap measuring 46 x 152cm (18 x 60 inches), making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering and draping.

What Is Being Made

This wrap is a rectangular lace shawl worked in a flat construction with seamed finishing. The design incorporates decorative lace motifs throughout the main body, with structured side borders that frame the central patterned section. The wrap is designed to be worn draped across the shoulders or wrapped around the body for warmth and style.

Materials Required

• Yarn: 4 x 100g balls of Noro Taiyo Sport in Shade 6
• Needles: 1 pair of 4mm (US6) knitting needles and 1 pair of 3.25mm (US3) knitting needles
• Additional Notions: Stitch holders for managing stitches during construction

Tension and Gauge

The pattern specifies a tension of 22 stitches and 28 rows to 10cm (4 inches) measured over the lace pattern using 4mm (US6) knitting needles. Achieving the correct tension is essential to ensure the wrap reaches its intended finished dimensions.

Construction Techniques

The wrap is constructed using a worked flat method, meaning it is knitted back and forth on straight needles rather than in the round. The construction begins with the smaller 3.25mm needles and progresses to the larger 4mm needles for the main body, allowing for controlled stitch expansion and proper gauge development.

The pattern employs a seamed finishing approach, with distinct sections created during the knitting process. The wrap is divided into three main components: a left side border, a central main section featuring the lace pattern, and a right side border. These sections are managed using stitch holders during the initial ribbed cast-on phase, allowing for structured assembly.

Stitches and Pattern Elements

The wrap utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with decorative lace techniques. The foundational stitch pattern is 1x1 Ribbing, created by alternating knit and purl stitches across each row. This ribbed section forms the cast-on edge and measures 4cm (1½ inches) in length.

The main body features an intricate lace pattern incorporating the following specialized stitches:

• Yarn Forward (yfwd): Creates decorative eyelet holes by increasing stitches and adding openwork to the fabric
• Knit Two Together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease that reduces stitch count and shapes the lace motifs
• Slip, Knit, Pass Slipped Stitch Over (s1, K1, psso): A left-leaning decrease used to balance the directional decreases within the lace pattern
• Knit Three Together (K3tog): A centered decrease that creates more pronounced shaping within the lace design
• Make One (M1): An invisible increase created by picking up the loop between stitches and working into the back loop, used for subtle stitch additions
• Slip One Stitch (s1): Used in decrease sequences and pattern transitions

The lace pattern repeats across the main section with garter stitch borders (10 stitches of knit on every row) flanking the patterned areas, providing structural stability and a finished frame for the delicate lace elements.

Pattern Structure

The wrap begins with 131 stitches cast on using the 3.25mm needles. After completing the ribbed edging, stitches are strategically placed on holders: 13 stitches for the left side border and 13 stitches for the right side border, leaving 83 stitches for the main patterned section. The pattern instructions progress through numbered rows (1st Row, 9th Row, 11th Row, and continuing) that detail the placement of lace motifs, decreases, and yarn overs to create the finished design.

Yarn Characteristics

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