Specifications
| Brand: | Stacy Charles Fine Yarns |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Designer: | Susan Baron |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Techniques and Construction: | Lace, Seamless, Top Down, Worked Flat |
Product Description
Liana Wrap from Stacy Charles Fine Yarns is the perfect accessory to keep the chill off your back. The wrap is knit in Gemma from the top down with stockinette stitch, moss stitch stripes, and finished off in a lovely lace edging. Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Gemma is a colorful yarn with a great hand and texture. This worsted weight yarn is a blend of recycled cotton, recycled polyester, and polyamide and will add flecks of color to your projects. The lace pattern is charted and written out.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Sizes: One Size
Finished Measurements: 30½” deep and 60” wide
Yarn Requirements: 6 balls Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Gemma (63% Recycled Cotton/ 27% Recycled Polyester/ 10% Polyamide; 50g/137yds) shown in 236 Northern Lights
Needles: US 8 (5.00mm) 40” circular to get gauge
Gauge: 19 sts and 29 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch
Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Liana Wrap
What is Being Made
The Liana Wrap is an intermediate-level knitted shawl designed by Susan Baron. This wrap measures 60 x 30½ inches (152.5 x 77.5 cm) when completed, making it a generous accessory suitable for layering or draping. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and produces a finished garment in a single size.
Construction Method and Techniques
The Liana Wrap is constructed using a top-down, seamless approach, meaning knitters begin at the top of the wrap and work downward without requiring seaming. The garment is worked flat on circular needles, which provides stability and ease of handling for the larger piece. The design incorporates lace techniques throughout, creating an openwork aesthetic that is both elegant and lightweight.
The pattern employs strategic increases and decreases to shape the wrap as it grows from the cast-on edge. Knitters will work with stitch markers to track pattern repeats and shaping sections, ensuring accuracy across the multiple pattern sections that comprise the design.
Stitches Used
The Liana Wrap utilizes several fundamental knitting stitches and techniques:
- Stockinette Stitch – The primary stitch throughout much of the wrap, created by knitting right-side rows and purling wrong-side rows to produce a smooth, classic fabric
- Moss Stitch – A textured stitch used in border sections, created by alternating knit and purl stitches in a specific pattern across four rows to establish a bumpy, reversible texture
- Yarn overs (yo) – Used to create the openwork lace sections and add decorative eyelets
- Decreases – Including K2tog (knit 2 together), P2tog (purl 2 together), P3tog (purl 3 together), Sk2p (slip, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over), and ssk/ssp (slip, slip, knit or purl) to shape the wrap and balance yarn overs
- Increases – Including M1L (make 1 left) to add stitches for shaping
Materials and Tools
The Liana Wrap is knitted using Stacy Charles Fine Yarns GEMMA, a blend of 63% recycled cotton, 27% recycled polyester, and 10% nylon. Six balls of yarn are required, with each ball containing 1.75 ounces (50 grams) and 137 yards (125 meters) of yardage. The yarn is worked in color #236 northern lights.
Knitters will need one size 8 (5mm) circular needle measuring 40 inches (100 cm) long, or the size necessary to obtain the correct gauge. Additional tools include stitch markers for tracking pattern sections and a yarn needle for weaving in ends upon completion.
Gauge and Finishing
The pattern specifies a gauge of 19 stitches and 29 rows over 4 inches (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch. Achieving the correct gauge is essential for the wrap to reach its intended finished dimensions, and knitters are advised to take time to check gauge before beginning the project.
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