Color Block Mohair Wrap by Nina Talbot

Color Block Mohair Wrap

Knitting
May 2022
yarn held together
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Lace Pattern
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1969 - 2078 yards (1800 - 1900 m)
one size
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Treat yourself to the experience of knitting this bright and luminescent wrap. Soft, light, and easy to style, this piece will elevate your everyday outfits or add an elegant finishing touch to your formal wear. The mohair wrap is also perfect for traveling as it weighs almost nothing and takes little space in your suitcase.

Have fun playing with vibrant hues or choose a softer palette if brights are not for you. For my sample, I chose two highly saturated colors of mohair and held the yarn double throughout to create the three blocks of color. If you’re not a fan of mohair, you can use any lace-weight yarn held double or a strand of fingering-weight yarn. This design will also look beautiful in one solid color or variegated yarn.

Follow my color block sequence or create your own for a unique piece.
I can’t wait to see your interpretations of this wrap!

Dimensions
18” (46 cm) wide; 90” (229 cm) long. Measurements are taken from relaxed fabric after blocking.

Yarn
Purl Soho Tussock (60% superfine kid mohair and 40% silk, 328 yds.(300 m)/25 g (0.8 oz)
Color A: 3 skeins in colorway Bright Thistle
Color B: 3 skeins in colorway Ripe Boysenberry
Or approximately 1968 yds. (1800 m) of laceweight yarn held double.

Needles
One pair of straight needles or a 24” (60 cm) circular needle in size needed to obtain the gauge listed
Suggested Size: US #7 (4.5 mm)

Notions
Tapestry needle, blocking pins or wires

Gauge
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4” (10 cm) in lace pattern holding the yarn double with size US #7 (4.5 mm) needles after blocking.

Construction notes

  • The wrap features three equal color block sections and is worked flat in one piece from end to end.

  • The yarn is held double throughout in the following order: Color A + A, Colors A + B, and Color B + B.

  • Read the chart from the bottom up. On right-side rows, read charts from right to left. On the wrong side rows, read charts from left to right.