Description
This design idea has been floating around in my head for a while and holds a sweet spot in my heart. Both my mother and grandmother knit and crochet. My grandmother taught me how to do both. I wanted to create a design that utilized both of these needlecrafts. Creating this wrap felt like a tribute to both of them as I switch from knitting to crocheting throughout the pattern. Fletcher is my grandmothers’ maiden name and this design’s namesake. Fletcher was created to accompany an outfit as we move into the warmer months. It is very soft and lightweight thanks to the light worsted spun yarn worked at a loose gauge. The open lace sections allow a warm breeze to flow in yet keep the shoulders and neck cozy.
This wrap is worked in sections, worked flat, back and forth, transitioning from knitting to crocheting. Fletcher begins with a modified on edging broken garter ribbing followed by a soothing garter stitch. After the garter stitch section is complete, you then transition to the crochet section of the wrap. Arcade crochet stitch is used in the wrap to create the open lace sections. The garter and arcade stitch sections are repeated to create the length of the wrap and then finished with a modified on edging broken garter ribbing.
Intermediate
Maker is comfortable with both knitting and crocheting.
Skills Needed:
- Knitting Skills: knowledge of basic knit stitches: garter, broken garter ribbing, and sl1wyif.
- Crocheting Skills: knowledge of basic crochet stitches: chain st, single crochet, and double crochet.
Basic increases & decreases and working with yarn held double
Materials
Fingering weight yarn, 245 grams. Total approx. yarn used, swatch not included in yardage:
- 1300 yards
- 1189 meters
Sample Shown in Ritual Dyes Maven, US Grown & Milled, Non-Superwash Rambouillet. 2-ply Fingering 242 meters/265 yards/ 50 grams, 5 skeins. Colorway: Heartwood
NOTE: Yardage/Meterage used is dependent on matching your gauge to pattern. All 5 skeins were used completely in this shawl. If you would like to lengthen, please purchase more yarn.
Needles
- 3.75 mm/US #5 24 in/61 cm circular knitting needle, or size to obtain gauge and accommodate a large amount of sts
- 3.75 mm/ US F/5 crochet hook
Notions
- Optional:1 removable/locking stitch marker to denote right side of work
- Blocking mat & blocking pins
- Tapestry/yarn needle for weaving in ends
Gauge
- 23 sts/34 rows = 4 in/10 cm square in Garter Stitch, worked flat using 3.75 mm/US #5 circ needles after blocking in fingering weight yarn
Size Information
The Fletcher Wrap is a rectangle-shaped wrap with a long wingspan to easily wrap around your neck and shoulders. It is worked in a loose gauge to give it a wonderful drape.
Finished Measurements
Wrap Length:
- 83 in
- 211 cm
Wrap Width
- 15 in
- 38 cm
NOTE
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