Lace Margins Wrap
Easy enough if you’re a lace-knitting newbie, gorgeous enough for absolutely anyone, our Lace Margins Wrap shows off the stunning beauty of our Donegal tweed Spindle!
With just a little taste of lace knitting, our Lace Margins Wrap was designed for knitters who might like to dip in and give these easy techniques a try.
The simple “cat’s paw” motif only runs along the outer edges of the wrap, giving you a swath of easy-peasy stockinette in the middle. This makes the few lace stitches simple to learn (and memorize) and easy to track… An introduction to lacework that sets you up for success!
And that field of stockinette is also a perfect opportunity to appreciate the exquisite character of Spindle, the variation of color and texture of this Irish Donegal beauty! Eighty percent merino, 10% cashmere, and 10% mulberry silk, this delicate single ply balances elegance with down-to-earth appeal.
Stunning in deep Turquoise Dusk, this light and supple wrap will be striking in any of Spindle’s seventeen colors. Bring a little sun to your day with bright Golden Meadow, or tuck into the gentle warmth of Gray Ember. Whichever you cast on with, you’ll enjoy knitting with a truly special yarn and maybe learning something new, while you’re at it!
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. Click here to see even more of Hiromi’s work!
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Materials
- 2 (3) skeins of Purl Soho’s Spindle, 80% merino, 10% cashmere, and 10% mulberry silk. Each skein is 625 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 815 (1470) total yards required. We used Turquoise Dusk.
- US 1½ (2.75 mm), straight or 20- or 24-inch circular needles
- A stitch marker
GAUGE
32 stitches and 44 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
SIZES
Scarf (Wrap)
Finished Dimensions: 10 (18) inches wide x 72 inches long
SAMPLE: We knit the Wrap size.
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This pattern works over any number of stitches (20 of those stitches are for the borders).
SK2P (SLIP K2TOG PASS)
Slip 1 stitch purlwise, knit 2 stitches together (k2tog), pass slipped stitch over k2tog and off needle. [2 stitches decreased]
NOTE: Our Slip Knit 2 Together Pass (sk2p) Tutorial includes step-by-step photos of this technique.
PATTERN
Using a basic Long Tail Cast On, cast on 80 (144) stitches.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): K1, p1, k1, p7, place marker, purl to last 3 stitches, k1, p1, k1.
Row 1 (right side): K2, p1, k1, knit 2 together (k2tog), yarn over (yo), k1, yo, slip slip knit (ssk), knit to marker, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, k2.
Row 2 (wrong side): K1, p1, k1, purl to last 3 stitches, k1, p1, k1.
Row 3: K2, p1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, knit to marker, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, p1, k2.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: K2, p1, k2, yo, sk2p (see Notes), yo, knit to marker, k2, yo, sk2p, yo, k2, p1, k2.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2.
Repeat Rows 1–6 until piece measures approximately 72 inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 6.
With right side facing you, bind off knitwise.
Weave in the ends and gently wet block.
Could this pattern be knitted in Cotton Pure? If so, what changes in needle size and number of cast on stitches, etc. should be made? Thank you.
Hi CJ!
Thanks for writing in! We are so happy to hear you are interested in making this pattern! To work this pattern in Cotton Pure, I would recommend a slight gauge change of 24 stitches and 36 rows for a 4-inch square in stockinette stitch. As a starting point, you can begin with a US 5 needle. Once you are able to achieve gauge with cotton pure, you will need approximately 1090 yards for your wrap with a cast on of 108 stitches! I hope this helps but please let me know if you have any questions!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
Hello ,
I have left over Cashmere Ombré (I lost the first two skeins) I was wondering if I could use that yarn for this project. If not, could you suggest something I could use?
Thanks so much,
Antoinette
Hi Antoinette,
Thank you for writing in! We are so happy to hear you are interested in the Lace Margins Wrap! While the Cashmere Ombre yarn is quite lovely, it unfortunately is just a smidge too thick to work with this pattern. We would recommend checking out our Spindle yarn as a perfect companion to this project. You can also see some of our other lace-weight yarns here for even more options! I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
Hi Folks,
Was excited by the serendipity of both having this exact yarn & just starting a scarf with it! So I started again last night with this pattern (I’ve done lace but not for a while and am a bit rusty). I’ve hit a snag right away with the pattern…
It seems the stitch count doesn’t reconcile with the pattern. Perhaps I’m a bit confused between the suggested stitch of SK2P and what Row 1 actually reads:
Row 1 (right side): K2, p1, k1, knit 2 together (k2tog), yarn over (yo), k1, yo, slip slip knit (ssk), knit to marker, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, p1, k2.
Perhaps it’s just me, but the pattern seems to read more complicated than necessary…?
(I do find the constantly moving bar at the top of the website very distracting while attempting to decipher a pattern; I do better copying and pasting, then printing, though I hate to waste paper.)
Pausing until I hear from you…
Thanks for the beauty & creativity!
April
Hi April,
Thanks for your comment! The pattern is written to be worked over any number of stitches. For our sample, we went with 144 stitches leaving the first and last 10 stitches to be used for the lace border detail.
We see how that bar could be an issue when trying to work from the website and I will be sure to mention it to our team! In the meantime I want to provide a solution to help you better access the pattern should you choose to print it.
If you’re on a desktop version of the site, you will find a “print” icon in the right column just below the “Save To Favorites” button. If you’re on a mobile version of the site, you will find a “print” icon below the pattern and above the comments.
You can follow the easy on-screen instructions to delete whichever parts of the pattern you don’t want to print or save. For example, you may decide to shorten the pattern by omitting certain images or the list of materials. To remove images, click the drop down next to the image icon and change from 100% to 0%. You can also hover your mouse over any portions of the pattern you wish to delete, and click the trash can icon that appears. Then, you can click “Print” or “PDF” along the top left of the pattern preview box to print or save the pattern!
I hope this helps but please let us know if you have any other questions!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
I’ve always liked the look of the thick-thin yarns in stockinette. If I used a thick-thin yarn (the one I have is probably fingering though), how would it affect the lace part? Would the pattern be lost or distorted?
Hi Shelley,
It really is such a cool look in stockinette! I think that it might look a bit distorted over the lace sections though. But if you already have this yarn on hand, then I’d recommend knitting up a small swatch! That way, you can see exactly how it works up over the lace pattern.
All the best,
Lili
Hi! I love this pattern. Do you think I could knit it with DK yarn (100 g/200 m)? Thanks a lot and have a nice day
Hi Genev,
So glad to hear that! Yes, you could absolutely knit this pattern in a DK weight yarn. The only thing you’d need to do is change how many stitches you cast on so that the wrap comes to the correct width.
To figure out your cast-on number, you will want to first knit a gauge swatch in pattern. Once you know how many stitches you are getting per inch, you can multiply that number by the width that you would like and cast on the nearest whole number. Then you can follow the pattern as written!
All the best,
Lili
Perfect! Thanks a lot, Lili.
Hello Purl Solo!!
Could this beautiful wrap be made with Malabrigo’s SUSURRO LINEN/MERINO/SILK?
It is a FINGERING/SPORT; 3.75-5 STS = 1″ ON US 4. My sister wants to knit this and I have to find the just right pattern for her.
Any/all the help you could give me as to how to make this yarn work would be fabulous!
Thank you so much,
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for writing in! I am not familiar with this yarn but it sounds like it would make a wonderful choice! We always recommend doing a small gauge swatch before starting just to make sure you like the way the fabric is working up and to be sure you have enough yarn after meeting gauge. I hope this helps but let us know if you have any other questions!
Warmly,
Gavriella