Picture Postcard Wrap by Deborah Simon

Picture Postcard Wrap

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Every traveler collects memories from a trip, and some also collect memorabilia. Here’s your chance to memorialize your vacation with a labor of love that will remind you of the joy of discovery and refreshing respite your excursion brought. Choose a special scene from your travels to weave into your project.

This wrap is constructed from the center outwards. By using Judy’s Magic Cast-on, the lower border of the panel is held on one needle while the rest of the panel is constructed from the bottom up with stitches added on the right and left side held on the bottom needle. All live panel stitches will be knit in the round with mitered corners until the top and bottom are bound off. Left and right edges are then knit flat.

Yarn:
Note: Gauge is not terribly important; however, this pattern uses all of CC2 and very nearly all MC, CC1, and CC2. When CC2 runs short before finishing its final row, you will can change to MC and finish. Worry not, this only enhances the patchwork-feel. You may want to either have extra MC & CC1 on hand, though, or note where repetitions of Chart C can be changed near the end of each wing.
MC: One (1) skein A Gentle Whisper MmmmCN fingering yarn (100 grams, 383 yards/400m yards per skein), 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon sample used 383 yards, Autumn
CC1: One (1) skein A Gentle Whisper Lurex Half-Pints fingering yarn (20 grams, 87 yards/80m per skein), 75% superwash extrafine merino, 20% nylon, 5% lurex sample used 85 yards, Pottery
CC2: One (1) skein A Gentle Whisper Silver-Flecked Half-Pints fingering yarn (20 grams, 87 yards/80m per skein), 75% superwash extrafine merino, 15% nylon, 10% silver stellina sample used 85 yards, Blue Ribbon
Needles & Notions
US size 6 (or size needed to obtain gauge), two circular needles
darning needle
Gauge: 14 sts, 14 rows = 2 inches in stockinette unblocked
Measurements: approx. 36 inches long, 18 inches wide blocked
Abbreviations:
CO cast on
MC main color
CC contrasting color
k knit
p purl
st/sts stitch(es)
RS right side
WS wrong side
slwyif slip with working yarn in front of work
slwyib slip with working yarn in bac of work
k2tog knit two together
ktbl knit through back loop
pwyib purl with working yarn in back of work
ptfl purl through front loop
CDD central double decrease
YO yarn over
ssk slip, slip, knit
k2tog knit two sts together
kyok knit, YO, knit in same st
star stitch slip elongated sts unworked from left needle to right needle, dropping extra wrap; transfer back to left needle; p5tog-YO-p5tog-YO-p5tog into all same 5 elongated sts
k1f knit one picking up longer bar of CC from previous star row along with st to secure
k5e knit 5 sts, wrapping working yarn around needle twice before pulling it through
BOR beginning of round
m mark
pm place mark
rm remove mark