Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Maisie Wrap Knitting Pattern

Stacy Charles Fine Yarns Maisie Wrap

What Is Being Made

The Maisie Wrap is a luxurious knitted shawl designed by Shaina Bilow. This wrap measures 65 inches in width and 24 inches in depth, making it a generous triangular or crescent-shaped accessory suitable for draping over shoulders or wearing as a versatile layering piece. The one-size design accommodates most wearers, offering an elegant solution for adding warmth and sophistication to any wardrobe.

Techniques Used

This pattern showcases several advanced-beginner knitting techniques that create visual interest and structure:

• Top-Down Construction: The wrap is worked from the top down, beginning with a small number of stitches and increasing progressively to create the final dimensions. This method allows knitters to try on the piece as it grows and adjust the final size if desired.
• Seamless Knitting: The entire wrap is created as one continuous piece using circular needles, eliminating the need for seaming and ensuring a polished, professional finish.
• Lace Patterning: Decorative lace elements are incorporated throughout the design using yarn overs and decreases. The lace pattern creates an open, airy aesthetic that showcases the beauty of the yarn while maintaining the wrap's structural integrity.
• Centered Double Decreases: The pattern employs the S2KP (slip 2 stitches together knitwise, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over) technique to create centered decreases that balance the yarn overs in the lace sections.
• Stockinette Stitch Base: The foundation of the wrap is worked primarily in stockinette stitch, providing a smooth, classic canvas for the lace details.

Stitches Used

The Maisie Wrap employs a focused selection of fundamental knitting stitches:

• Knit (K): The primary stitch creating the smooth stockinette sections.
• Purl (P): Used selectively, particularly in edge treatments.
• Yarn Over (YO): Creates the decorative openings characteristic of lace knitting, increasing stitches while forming eyelets.
• Knit Two Together (K2tog): A right-leaning decrease used in lace pattern repeats.
• Slip, Slip, Knit (SSK): A left-leaning decrease that pairs with k2tog to create balanced decreases in the lace sections.
• S2KP (Slip 2 Stitches Together Knitwise, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitches Over): A centered double decrease that creates a distinctive vertical line, used as a design element in the lace pattern.
• Slip Stitch (SL 1 WYIF): Slipping stitches with yarn in front creates neat, finished edges throughout the wrap.
• Knit Through Back Loop (K1 TBL): Twisted stitches used at pattern edges for a refined appearance.

Materials and Gauge

The Maisie Wrap is designed to showcase the qualities of premium yarn. The pattern calls for 4 balls of Stacy Charles Fine Yarns TINA, a luxurious blend of 90% extra fine merino and 10% polyamide. Each ball contains 50 grams (1.75 ounces) and yields 108 yards (99 meters) of yarn. The recommended color is Y6635 pool, a sophisticated shade that complements the lace patterning.

The wrap is worked on US size 10.5 (6.5mm) circular needles in both 24-inch (60cm) and 40-inch (100cm) lengths. The 24-inch needle accommodates the initial stitches, while the longer 40-inch needle becomes necessary as the stitch count increases during top-down construction.

Gauge: The pattern specifies 15 stitches and 23 rows over 4 inches (10 centimeters) in stockinette stitch when unblocked, or 12 stitches and 21 rows when blocked. Notably, the pattern indicates that gauge is not essential for this project, making it forgiving for knitters who may not achieve exact gauge—a feature that contributes to its advanced-beginner classification despite the sophisticated techniques involved.