With its six-stitch lace repeat and stretches of stockinette and garter stitch, Sparklight is a relaxing but eye-catching knit. Perfect for miniskeins or favorite leftovers, the pattern offers plenty of room to play with color, size, and even the number of panels you include. It’s a fun knit, a pretty finished piece, a meaningful reminder (keep reading for the meaning behind the name)—all rolled into one!

Sparklight is worked on the bias from end to end. Bands of lace alternate with sections of garter and stockinette stitch. The short repeat and panel-based design makes it easy to modify the length and width, and the pattern includes notes about how to do both. Lace is both written and charted.

The name “Sparklight” has two meanings, which is why I love it so much. First, it’s a description of the wrap’s motifs: the little embers of color against the MC background sparking the bright, colorful sections of lace. It’s also a reminder of how I want to be in the world: sparking the light of kindness and joy for myself and others in a world that can often be anything but. Join me?

SIZE
Length: 100” / 254 cm
Width: 14” / 35.5 cm
Measurements taken after firm blocking. Wrap will shrink some with wear.

YARN
Shown in:

• MC: Teal Torch Knits TTK Sock (75% Merino, 25% Nylon; 463 yd / 423 m per 100 g / 3.53 oz skein); 1 skein, shown in Hallowed Ground
• CC1-7: Teal Torch Knits TTK Sock Mini, (75% Merino, 25% Nylon; 92 yd / 84 m per 20 g / 0.7 oz skein), 7 miniskeins; shown in Beach Nights (CC1), Sherbet Swirls (CC2), Rainbow Sherbet (CC3), Citrus Burst (CC4), Daybreak (CC5), Shoreline (CC6), and Sea Foam (CC7)

To substitute another fingering-weight yarn:

• MC: approximately 392 yd / 359 m of fingering weight yarn
• CC1-7: approximately 90 yd / 83 m of fingering weight yarn each

Totals include a 10% buffer.

NEEDLES
US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

NOTIONS
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
21 stitches and 33 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch after firm blocking. Gauge is not crucial but will affect yardage used and final dimensions.

TECHNIQUES
Single and double increases, single and double decreases, yarn overs. Pattern includes links to more information about required stitches and techniques.

Here’s how testers described Sparklight: Potato-chippy, varied, fun, intriguing, rewarding, relaxing, restful, intuitive, easygoing, satisfying, varied, cheerful, playful, addictive, simple, laid back, repetitive, versatile, enjoyable, drapey, cozy, “looks far more complex than it really is,” “a great chance to use up the special minis you buy but never use,” and “a definite must-knit!”

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