Rowan Pavillion Wrap Knitting Pattern

Rowan Pavillion Knitted Wrap by Quail Studio

What Is Being Made

The Rowan Pavillion is a sophisticated knitted wrap designed as a versatile shawl perfect for layering and elegant draping. This seamless, rectangular wrap measures 58 cm (23 inches) wide by 189 cm (74½ inches) long, making it an ideal accessory for various occasions and seasons. The wrap is worked flat from the bottom up, creating a cohesive fabric with consistent stitch definition throughout.

Knitting Techniques Used

This pattern employs several advanced knitting techniques that create visual interest and structural integrity. The cable technique is central to the design, with multiple cable crossings worked throughout the piece to create textured, dimensional patterns. The wrap is constructed using the seamless, worked flat method, meaning it is knitted as a single flat piece without seaming, eliminating the need for finishing joins. The bottom-up construction approach allows knitters to begin at the lower edge and work progressively upward, making it easy to adjust length if desired before casting off.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The Pavillion features a sophisticated combination of knit and purl stitches arranged in a charted pattern. The design incorporates a 48-stitch pattern repeat that is repeated 3 times across each row, and a 40-row pattern repeat that is worked 17 times in total throughout the entire wrap. This repetition creates a balanced, symmetrical appearance across the finished piece.

Cable stitches form the decorative foundation of this wrap, with the following cable abbreviations featured in the pattern:

• C4B (Cable 4 Back): Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, knit 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches from the cable needle
• C4F (Cable 4 Front): Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at front of work, knit 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches from the cable needle
• C6B (Cable 6 Back): Slip 4 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, knit 2 stitches, slip the center 2 stitches of the cable needle back onto the left needle and purl these 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches from the cable needle
• Cr4L (Cross 4 Left): Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at front of work, purl 2 stitches, then knit 2 stitches from the cable needle
• Cr4R (Cross 4 Right): Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at back of work, knit 2 stitches, then purl 2 stitches from the cable needle

The pattern uses standard knit and purl stitches as the base, with knit stitches worked on right-side rows and purl stitches on wrong-side rows in non-cable sections, creating a classic stockinette stitch background that allows the cable work to stand out prominently.

Materials: Yarn and Needles

The Pavillion is designed to be knitted using Rowan Softyak DK yarn, a DK-weight yarn that provides excellent stitch definition for cable work. The pattern requires 14 x 50 gram balls of yarn, typically photographed in the Cream colorway (shade 230), though the pattern can be adapted to other Rowan Softyak DK colors.

Knitting is worked on 4mm (US 6) needles, with an additional cable needle required for executing the various cable stitches throughout the pattern. The recommended tension is 25 stitches and 36 rows to 10 centimeters measured over pattern after blocking, ensuring proper drape and finished dimensions.

Pattern Construction and Finishing

The wrap begins with casting on 146 stitches and follows the charted pattern repeat consistently throughout. After completing all 17 repeats of the 40-row pattern sequence, stitches are cast off in pattern to maintain the textured edge. The finished wrap requires blocking to achieve proper dimensions and fabric relaxation. The blocking process involves pinning the wrap to the specified measurements, covering it with clean damp cloths, and allowing it to dry naturally, which helps set the cable stitches and ensures even fabric distribution