Daffodil Lace Wrap
Maybe, like us, you live in the city and have been witnessing spring from your windows this year, lifting them wide open to gulp in fresh air, peering around the edges of your view to glimpse the flowering tree down the block. Sounds like time to bring spring in!
Our Daffodil Lace Wrap is just the ticket for an uplifting feeling of sunshine, blossoms, and possibilities! Its simple lace pattern evokes the new growth of petals and leaves, while its color shines like the midday sun.
All this brilliance comes from our new Spectrum Silk, a one hundred percent silk fingering or sportweight yarn with a natural talent for absorbing color. Spectrum Silk’s distinctive palette comes in 26 truly inspiring colors, including this vibrant blast of yellow we call Lemon Drop.
The elegance of silk but with a soft, matte finish, Spectrum Silk bridges the everyday to the special, while our Daffodil Lace Wrap brings the feeling of spring right through your window!
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Materials
- 4 (8) skeins of Purl Soho’s Spectrum Silk, 100% silk. Each skein is 153 yards/ 50 grams; we used approximately 600 (1,216) total yards. We used the color Lemon Drop.
- US 5 (3.75 mm) circular or straight needles
Gauge
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern
Sizes
Scarf (Wrap)
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 9¾ (18¾) inches wide x 70 inches long
SAMPLE: The piece shown here is the Wrap size.
Note
Stitch Multiple
This stitch pattern is worked over a multiple of 10 + 3 stitches.
Pattern
Cast on 53 (103) stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Purl to end of row.
Now follow either the Stitch Pattern Chart or Written Instructions below…
Stitch Pattern Chart
NOTE Begin this chart in the bottom right corner. Right-side rows are odd numbered and read right to left. Wrong-side rows are even numbered and read left to right. Work your way up the chart to the top line.
(Want to see it bigger? Click here and view the chart as a PDF!)
Written Instructions
Row 1 (right side): K2, *yarn over (yo), slip slip knit (ssk), k5, knit 2 together (k2tog), yo, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2 (wrong side): P3, *yo, purl 2 together (p2tog), p3, purl 2 together through back loop (p2tog tbl), yo, p3, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 3: *K4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 4: *P5, yo, purl 3 together (p3tog), yo, p2, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, p3.
Row 5: *K4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 6: *P3, p2tog tbl, yo, p3, yo, p2tog, repeat from * to last 3 stitches, p3.
Row 7: K2, *k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 8: P1, p2tog tbl, *yo, p7, yo, p3tog, repeat from * to last 10 stitches, yo, p7, yo, p2tog, p1.
Repeat Rows 1-8 until piece measures 70 inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 8.
With right side facing you, bind off knitwise.
Weave in the ends and wet block to finish!
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I’m not a knitter, but I may try to convert the pattern for crochet if I finish at least one WIP soon. It’s gorgeous, and so is that yarn! (Finishing projects is my incentive to be able to buy new yarn.)
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for writing in and for your kind words! We’re so glad to hear our new silk yarn has caught your eye. If you end up crocheting a version of this wrap pattern please do share, we would love to see your work!
Happy crocheting!
Gaby
Which version is shown in the photos? The smaller or the larger?
Hi Elise!
Thanks for reaching out! The modeled version is the larger, Wrap size.
Happy Knitting!
Cassandra
Hello, and thank you for another beautiful pattern grabbing my attention. I was wondering if your Cattail Silk could be used in place of the Spectrum. I ask because I like the flecks in the Cattail, but I’m not sure if they would take away from the pattern. Your opinion would be appreciated.
Hi Susan,
Thank you for writing in and for your kind words! I’m so happy to hear of your interest in this project. Because Cattail Silk is a lighter weight yarn than the Spectrum Silk, you would probably need to hold it double in order to get gauge for this project. That being said, it makes a lovely, drapey fabric and the flecks of contrasting colors throughout it make Cattail Silk truly special. I hope this helps!
Happy knitting!
Gaby
This is a lovely pattern! Is it reversible or one-sided?
Thanks,
Cassie
Hi Cassie,
Thank you for writing in! This pattern is written with a right side and a wrong side, so it is a one-sided project. However, there is nothing wrong at all with the wrong side – it’s just more purly!
Happy knitting!
Gaby
This wrap is gorgeous ! And the color superb for today! Thank you for the constant inspiration. I LOVE PURL BEE?
This is such a lovely pattern. I’ve decided to try my hand at lace knitting now that I have ample time to slow down and concentrate. I tried the Botanical lace design with the Sweetgrass fine yarn and found it was a little too much for me. Do you think the Daffodil lace design could be adapted with the Sweetgrass yarn or should I stick with the recommendation for the silk yarn? Thanks!
Hi Margaret,
Thank you for reaching out! It is wonderful to hear you’re being adventurous and giving lace a try now that you have a bit more time. Because the Daffodil Wrap calls for more of a sport-weight yarn, lace-weight Sweetgrass Fine will be much too thin for this pattern. I do recommend our beautiful Spectrum Silk for this wrap, or even Burnish if you’re looking for something with a bit more shine. I hope this was helpful!
Happy knitting!
Gaby
My friend (Lisa) and I have been wanting to make a vintage-inspired, lace cardigan for a while now. Do you know the acrylic ones from the late ’60s I’m talking about? Anyways, you can’t find them in the thrift stores anymore (super bummed). This pattern would work great. Here’s my very specific, crazy request: Please create a cardigan pattern with this lace pattern, smallish neck (not too wide) with a sweet picot edge in a variety of sizes. Thank you for indulging me, I got excited when I saw the pattern.
Hi Kari,
I’m so happy that you are excited about our new Daffodil Lace design! I’ll definitely pass your request along to the design team for consideration. Happy Knitting!
Best,
Cassandra
Hello,
I have the yarn on order in lemon drop to make this gorgeous pattern. Excited to get my yarn! I just have a question regarding the number of cast on stitches. It says cast on 53 then (103) in parenthesis. Does this come in two sizes? I ordered 4 skeins of the yarn.
Thanks,
Kim
Hi Kim,
Thanks for writing! Yes, the pattern is written for two different sizes, a scarf or a wrap. Four skeins is perfect for the scarf size!
Happy Knitting!
Cassandra
HI! Do you have a video with al the pattern? Si dificult for me do it without a video. Thanks!
Hi Florencia,
Thanks for asking about this! At this time, we don’t have the resources to create videos for all of our patterns, but I’ll pass the suggestion on to the design team that this was requested.
Best,
Cassandra
Could I use a raw silk fingering yarn for Daffodil Lace Wrap?
Hi Cathy,
Thanks for reaching out! Spectrum Silk is a sport weight yarn, so you can use a fingering weight yarn with a bit of modification! I would recommend knitting a gauge swatch in pattern using a US 3 needle, or whatever size needle is recommended on the label for your yarn. You can then measure your stitches per inch and multiply that number by either 9.75 inches for the scarf or 18.75 inches for the wrap and round to the nearest multiple of 10 plus 3 stitches to determine how many stitches to cast on.
Happy knitting!
Julianna
I would like to know how I should handle a knot in the skein of spectrum silk, in particular for this pattern. Thank you!
Hi Catherine,
I’m so sorry about the knot! My suggestion would be to snip the yarn where the knot is and knit as if you were adding a new skein. I think a great place to do this switch would be in the middle of a stockinette section. This is a great place to weave ends!
I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Oscar
Linked chart is Botanical Lace Wrap. It needs to be corrected 🙂
Hi Violet,
Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! Our web team is working now to restore the correct chart to this pattern. If you need to get started now, however, please let us know and we will be happy to email you a copy of the chart!
All the best,
Julianna
Thank you for this lovely pattern! Typically I like to use stich holders on the repeat portion (according to the chart it is 10 stiches) so that I can catch any mistakes instead of getting to the end of a row. But when I tried doing this certain rows were off and I had to move the holders, which made it cumbersome. Does that mean that I should put the stich holders every 13 stiches instead? Or do you have any other suggestions?
Hi Karen,
Thanks for reaching out! Using stitch markers to track the repeats can be a bit tricky with some patterns like this one that has shifts in them. I would recommend instead write out each row on scrap paper in long term and checking off each repeat as you go to keep track! If you continue to use the stitch markers you will just have to keep an eye out for the shifts and make sure you move the markers when necessary.
I hope this helps!
Gianna
Hi, this may be a silly question but when I knit row 4, with the p3tog…I lose 3 stitches and no longer have 103 stitches to work with on my needles. I understand the yo adds but are there enough? Thanks so much, Heather
Hi Heather,
Thanks for reaching out. A p3tog actually only decreases by 2 stitches! This is because you’ll start with 3 stitches, knit them together, and this results in the 3 stitches essentially being replaced by 1 stitch. There should be enough yo’s to balance this out though. This may be easier to picture by looking at the chart, rather than the written instructions! The chart shows just one repeat of the pattern, but it shows that the 2 p3tog’s are balanced out by 4 yo’s. The 2 p3tog’s decrease the stitch count by 4 total stitches, and then the yo’s add these stitches back. I hope this helps clarify things!
All the best,
Lili