The Winter Breeze Collection - Alisa Wrap in Juniper Moon Farm

The Winter Breeze Collection - Alisa Wrap in Juniper Moon Farm

What Is Being Made

The Alisa Wrap is a generously sized knitted wrap from The Winter Breeze Collection, designed by Claudia Wersing. This intermediate-level project creates a rectangular wrap measuring 78¾ inches wide by 21½ inches long, making it a versatile accessory suitable for layering or draping across the shoulders. The finished dimensions provide ample coverage for warmth and style.

Yarn Materials

This wrap is constructed using Juniper Moon Farm Beatrix yarn, a premium fiber choice that creates beautiful drape and texture. The pattern calls for 6 balls total of 50-gram weight yarn, combining two complementary colorways: 3 balls in color 06 Slate and 3 balls in color 02 Rose. The two-color combination creates visual interest through strategic color blocking and patterning throughout the wrap.

Needles and Tools

This project requires one pair of US 15/10mm knitting needles, which are appropriately sized to work with the yarn weight and create the desired fabric density and drape.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern is worked at a gauge of 12 stitches and 20 rows over a 4-inch square using US 15/10mm needles. Maintaining proper gauge is essential for achieving the specified finished measurements and ensuring the wrap drapes correctly.

Knitting Techniques Used

The Alisa Wrap employs several intermediate-level knitting techniques that add visual texture and sophistication to the finished piece:

• Increases: The pattern uses M1K (Make 1 Knitwise) and M1P (Make 1 Purlwise) increases to shape the wrap. These increases are worked strategically throughout the pattern to expand the fabric from the initial cast-on of 8 stitches to the full width of 78¾ inches. The increases are incorporated into the stitch pattern as the wrap grows, requiring knitters to integrate new stitches into the existing pattern repeat.
• Slip Stitches: Slipped stitches are used extensively to create textural effects and neat edge definition. The pattern includes both knit and purl slips, which are worked with yarn in the appropriate position to prevent unwanted yarn overs.
• Two-Color Stranding: The pattern alternates between Slate and Rose yarn, creating a two-color design that requires managing multiple yarn colors throughout the knitting process.
• Pattern Repeats: The wrap features repeating pattern rows that establish rhythm and texture, with specific row sequences repeated multiple times as the wrap expands.

Stitches Used

The Alisa Wrap is constructed using fundamental knitting stitches combined in a structured pattern:

• Knit Stitch (K): The primary stitch forming the base of the fabric on right-side rows.
• Purl Stitch (P): Used on wrong-side rows to create the reverse stockinette texture and pattern integration.
• Make 1 Knitwise (M1K): An increase stitch that picks up the running thread between stitches and knits it through the back loop, creating an invisible increase on knit rows. On wrong-side rows, this increase is purled to maintain pattern consistency.
• Make 1 Purlwise (M1P): The purl equivalent of the M1K increase, picking up the running thread and purling it through the back loop. On wrong-side rows, this increase is knitted to maintain pattern consistency.
• Slip Stitch: Stitches are slipped knitwise or purlwise depending on the row, with yarn positioned appropriately (yarn back or yarn forward) to create the intended texture and prevent accidental yarn overs.
• Yarn Back (yb): A yarn positioning technique used in conjunction with slip stitches to control fabric structure and create visual pattern definition.

Pattern Structure and Progression

The wrap begins with a small cast-on of 8 stitches and grows through systematic increases worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows. The pattern establishes an 8-row repeat that combines solid-color rows with two-color patterned rows. The two-color sections feature slip stitch patterns that create visual texture and interest. As the wrap expands, new stitches are incorporated into