Little Harbor by Kate Mora

Little Harbor

Knitting
July 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
1200 - 1300 yards (1097 - 1189 m)
adjustable - wrap shown measures 120" long and 13" wide
English
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Little Harbor, big wrap! This extra-large wrap is the ultimate versatile accessory. Knit on the bias with panels of lace and stripes, it’s the perfect canvas for you to play with color. Wear it as a scarf, a shawl, or a stole - it’s up to you!

Instructions are given to reproduce the wrap shown in the photos, as well as to modify it to your liking. Use any number of colors, knit any number of stripes or lace panels, and make this wrap your own.

The easy-to-remember lace pattern is both written and charted. A schematic is provided. Note that if you will be working from the chart, the pattern should be printed in full color.

Yarn: Approximately 1225 yards needed to work the wrap as pictured - ~325 yards of Main Color (MC) and ~225 yards each of four Contrast Colors (CC)
Shown in Knit Picks Stroll Handpainted in Pearlescent Tonal (MC), Knit Picks Palette in Sagebrush, Thicket, and Bark (CC1, CC3, CC4), and Valley Yarns 2/14 Alpaca Silk (held double) in Grey Teal (CC2)

Needles: US 7/4.5mm needles (straight or circular; piece is worked flat)

Gauge: 24 stitches and 32 rows in stockinette stitch on US 7/4.5mm needles, after blocking

Dimensions: 120”/305cm full length (including tips), 107”/272cm length along edge, 13”/33cm width from edge to edge, 19”/48cm along cast-on or bind-off edge

Techniques Used: decreasing, increasing (yarn-overs and make-1s), knitting on the bias, basic lace, stripes