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Capture the quiet energy of a summer sunrise with the Gated Garden Wrap. This piece isn’t just a shawl; it’s a wearable sanctuary that gathers every element of a hidden, sun-drenched retreat into one delightful design.

As the design unfurls, you wander past the latch of a secret fence and across a rhythmic stepping stone border, your needles leading you deeper into the landscape. Along the way, you’ll journey through blooming flowers, fluttering butterflies, and lush leaves—weaving past a weathered garden trellis and the quiet hum of busy bees. Your path finally comes to rest at the far edge of the sanctuary, finishing at a matching perimeter fence that completes your private, “fenced-in” escape.

Yarn Requirements:
The Gated Garden Wrap uses a 12 x 20g or a 7 x 30g mini skein set for the ‘patterned sections’ and a 1 x 400-yard skein of a contrasting main color in fingering-weight yarn.

Color Choices:
Choose a literal palette with earthy greens and browns to map out the garden’s features, or an interpretive gradient to capture the shifting light of a moonlight garden stroll. Whether you opt for soft, dewy pastels or a vibrant riot of color, the sectional design makes it a perfect canvas for playing with mini-skeins and cherished scraps.

Design Elements and Modifications:
This design includes mosaic knitting for the fence and flower borders. The patterned sections (bees, butterflies, trellis, etc.) are simple knit and purl or lace patterns. Many of them have links to helpful videos.

As with all my patterns, the Design Modification Section includes suggestions for modifying this design. You can arrange your colors in whatever way suits you, adding or subtracting sections for length. You can knit some or all of the pattern sections or just knit each panel in garter stitch (for a knit night project). You could even knit the entire wrap in two colors or use a gradient yarn for the patterned sections, making this a flexible pattern that you can knit several times with different outcomes!

Looking for yarn sets to create this pattern?
Check out my favorite vendors below:

Miss Babs Kits: - 7 x 34g set with 1 x 100g skein
* Sample knit in Moonlit Garden Colorway
* Other colorways available

Canon Hand Dyes: 12 x 20g set with 1x 100g skein
* Sample knit in Summer set
* She has other 12 color kit options available!

Sunshine Yarns: 12 x 20g sets with 1 x 100g skein
* She has many options available!

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Check out other interpretations of color usage on the project pages, and thanks to my great testers, Chellsd, and jlwittlin for their willingness to spend their valuable time with my pattern, and to MFcrafts for tech editing.