The Design

“Tweedy stripes.”

Our fervent love of linen stitch continues. The eight-color wrap and four-color scarf take on a convincingly woven look. Knitted length-wise, with knotted self-fringe, they look like they’re right off the loom. The ‘wrong’ side has a more knitterly seed stitch look that’s gorgeous, too. Seemingly random striping sequences are quite forgiving—if you run out of a color, just throw in another!

For this woolly wrap with lots of drape, we’ve picked Rowan Felted Tweed. On the finer side of DK-weight, Felted Tweed blends merino wool, alpaca, and viscose for a fiber that’s a little rustic, a little refined. And those finely flecked colors play so well together—a natural choice for this striped wrap!

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Approx 21 x 80"/53 x 203cm without fringe, after blocking.

YARN
10 skeins Rowan Felted Tweed (191 yds/175m each): 2 skeins each Color A and B, 1 skein each Colors C-H. Shown in Colorway "Coast": A=159, B=195, C=191, D=172, E=194, F=190, G=177, H=197. Or equivalent amounts in 8 colors of a similar DK-weight yarn.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 9 (5.5mm) 24"/60cm or longer circular needle, or size to obtain gauge.
US 8 (5mm) needle, or one size smaller than gauge needle, for I-cord bind-off.
Approx. 10 yds/m smooth DK-weight waste yarn for provisional cast-on.
2 locking stitch markers. Darning needle to finish.

GAUGE
Approx. 22 sts/38 rows = 4"/10cm in linen stitch, after blocking.
Note: Use Color A to swatch. You should have plenty.