I've spent years searching for the perfect wrap. I've knit scores of scarves, various shapes of shawls, cowls and hoods and still I could not settle on that perfect cozy accessory that would warm my head, neck, ears and shoulders.
Scarves couldn't adapt well without tumbling into knots. Hats were just...hats. Cowls left my poor shoulders shivering.
Shawls came the closest to meeting my demands, but no matter their shape or how I twisted them, they always ended up slipping off my shoulders, sliding into a puddle under my coat or at my feet.
What I needed was a shawl that would not slither off of my body; a cowl that would do something for my shoulders; a hat that could branch out from being just a hat.
I looked at some infinity scarf patterns, but I really need need fancy, twisted stuff to further confuse me and tangle around my body. I wanted a basic round reversible wrap that somehow met all of the images bouncing around in my head.
Finally I designed my own.
This circular wrap can come together to be pretty much whatever you are in the mood for it to be. Since it is reversible, you can wrap and twist without worrying about what's showing.
It's even works pretty well to deflect against rogue snowballs.
YARN: Jojoland Melody (4 skeins)
NEEDLE: Size 2, 36" circulars
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: about 55" around
GAUGE: 1" = 5.7 stitches; 13.3 rows
Download free pattern: Spring Wrapture here: Click to Download Spring Wrapture
**Please feel free to contact me with any comments or corrections! Enjoy!
How pretty! And looks suitable for just about any occasion. With the colorway you picked, it'll totally work for the spring too.
Posted by: Anne | March 01, 2010 at 09:11 AM
Very pretty!
Posted by: Jennie E | March 02, 2010 at 10:20 PM
i love it -- simple and elegant. and seed stitch -- well, that screams noro to me ;-). i may have to give it a whirl!
thank you for sharing such a beautiful pattern.
Posted by: elise/knitinsage | March 03, 2010 at 12:30 PM
I've been trying to download the pattern on my Droid. It starts then just stops. Any suggestions? I really like the pattern. Thanks, Susan
Posted by: Susan H | November 10, 2010 at 10:25 AM