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Controcorrente Wrap

Pattern languages available: English (US)

Pattern

Details

‘Controcorrente’ is an Italian word that means upstream, against the tide. This wrap is knitted on the bias with strong, raised chevrons that resemble a never-ending series of waves and can be looped around the neck or wrapped around the shoulders when you want both comfort and style.

Construction:
This big, elegant, rectangular wrap is worked back and forth in rows on the bias, from one corner at a short side diagonally to one corner on the opposite short side. The natural bias of this wrap makes it a parallelogram, but it can be blocked to a rectangle easily.

Description:
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Skills Needed: Knitting flat, increasing, decreasing, knitting into the back loop, slipping stitches.
One Size: 35.5 cm/14” wide and 183 cm/72” long rectangle.

Materials:
Aran weight yarn – 675 m/738 yds;
Yarn used for sample: The Fibre Co. & Make Aran, aran weight yarn CYCA 4/3.52 oz, 150 m/164 yds, 50% Wool, 50% Alpaca) in Aqua Man, 5 balls;
US size 9 (5.5 mm) 60 cm/24” long circular needles;
Measure tape;
Tapestry needle.

Gauge:
16 sts and 28 rows = 10 cm/4” in Bias Seed Stitch, after blocking.
Gauge is not crucial for this project, but variations will affect yardage and final measurements.

Technical editor: JekdmiDesigns

Stay in touch:
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach me by email at [email protected]
You can find me on Instagram @skipsageneration
or on Ravelry as SkipsAGeneration

Pattern Policy:
Design, text and photos are copyright of Antonia Cavaliere//Skips a Generation.
This pattern is for personal use only! The pattern (or parts of it) may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted (for sale or free) over the internet or offline without my permission.
Please share your work on social networks with the hashtag #controcorrenteshawl and #SaGknits

Required skill level: intermediate

The pattern exists in following languages:

  • English (US)

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