Lucy Wrap | PetiteKnit | Printed Pattern

Lucy Wrap

Knitting Pattern | PetiteKnit | Experienced Intermediate

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The Lucy Wrap is worked from the top down in stockinette stitch. First, the back is worked and shaped using German short rows. Stitches are then picked up for the shoulders, and the yoke is worked back and forth with increases for the sleeves and the slanted front edges. The body is likewise worked back and forth with increases for the slanted front edges. The sleeves are worked in the round in stockinette stitch. Finally, double-knitted ties are worked and joined with picked-up stitches along the front edges of the wrap.

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Sizes: XXS (XS) S (M) L (XL) 2XL (3XL) 4XL (5XL)

Half chest circumference: 36.5 (38.5) 41 (43.5) 46 (48.5) 54 (58.5) 63.5 (69) cm

Length: 48 (50) 51 (52) 52 (53) 55 (56) 58 (59) cm (measured at centre back)

Gauge: 23 sts x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] in stockinette stitch on a 3.5 mm [US4] needle

Needles: 3.5 mm [US4] circular needle (60, 80 and/or 100 cm [24, 32 and/or 40 inches]), 2.5 mm [US1½] circular needle (60, 80 and/or 100 cm), and 3.5 mm [US4] double-pointed needles (unless you knit using the Magic Loop technique)

Materials: approx. 200 (200) 225 (225-250) 250 (250) 275 (275) 300 (300) g Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive (25 g = 225 m [246 yds]) (knitted with two strands held together) or 200 (200) 225 (250) 250 (275) 275 (300) 300 (325) g Primo Tynn Silk Mohair by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 212 m [232 yds]) (knitted with two strands held together) or 200-250 (250) 250 (300) 300 (300) 300-350 (350) 350 (350) g Alpakka Følgetråd by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 400 m [437 yds]) (knitted with two strands held together) or 200 (200) 225 (250) 250 (275) 275 (300) 300 (325) g Cashmere by Sandnes Garn (25 g = 110 m [120 yds]) (knitted with a single strand)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty in the level of difficulty tab.

The green Lucy Wrap is knitted in Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive in the colour Pea Shoots [Ærteskud] in size XXS.

The grey Lucy Wrap is knitted in Alpakka Følgetråd by Sandnes Garn in the colour Dark grey melange [1053] in size XXS.

KWM Yarn suggestions

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Option 1: Knitting For Olive Soft Silk Mohair - held double

Videos

Increase, right-leaning:

Increase, left-leaning:

Decrease, right-leaning:

Decrease, left-leaning:

German short rows:

Pick up stitches for the shoulder:

Join the work:

Backward loop cast-on:

Placing sleeves on hold:

Italian bind-off:

Avoiding a hole when starting the sleeve:

Italian cast-on:

Pick up stitches for the front edges:

Double knitting:

About PetiteKnit

Behind the name PetiteKnit you find Mette Wendelboe Okkels, who develops knitting patterns for both women, men and children of all ages.

PetiteKnit was established in 2016 and since then more than 300 patterns of varying difficulty have been released and more are still coming. Besides patterns, PetiteKnit develops and sells products that are almost essential when knitting.

When and where did you start knitting?

My grandmother taught me to knit when I was 6 years old, and I have knitted ever since. However, it wasn’t until I was on maternity leave with my first daughter, I started developing my own designs and knitting larger pieces for myself as well. I met a group of older women who talked and knitted, and they taught me a lot about techniques and ways to knit.

What has made you work professionally with knitting?

Although it wasn’t they who taught me to knit, I think it was my father and my mother who inspired me to make my creative side my profession. They have both been self-employed all my life, so the idea of working for myself and creating something that was my own has really always been there – even though it took almost 10 years of studying medicine to realize it.

That it is knitting I have chosen to work with, feels both very obvious and as a matter of many coincidences, because maybe it could have been some other creative craft. Knitting has the advantage that you can bring it everywhere. No matter where you are or almost what you are doing or if you only have 5 minutes, you can bring your knitting and knit even just a few rows or stitches. In that way, knitting has become part of who I am, and it feels wrong to leave my house without a project.

I find the process of knitting both inspiring and relaxing, and it is often while holding the needles that I come up with ideas on how to use a technique or how the form should be. I also really enjoy communicating knitting, explaining how to move from one step to another, calculating all the sizes and details and writing it down in a manner that is easy to follow.

What has studying medicine meant for your work as a knitwear designer?

My 10 years of studying medicine have meant a lot for my way of writing patterns. The scientific method of writing an article is in many ways the same as that of writing a pattern. My supervisor at university told me that a methodology section should be written so that anyone else would be able to do the same. The level of information should neither be too high so as to interfere with the meaning, or too low so as not to be adequate. In many ways writing a pattern is exactly the same. I write down each step in a way that anyone with a knowledge of the techniques should be able to arrive at the same result.

What inspires you?

This is always one of the hardest questions to answer, because inspiration comes from everywhere. It can be a color, a shape, a woman passing me on the street. I try to be very open to impressions.

Difficulty Guide

At PetiteKnit you will find patterns with varying levels of difficulty. Each pattern has been given a level of difficulty ranging from 1 to 5 stars, where 1 star is given to the patterns that are the easiest for beginners to knit and 5 stars are given to the patterns with the most advances techniques aimed at experienced knitted.

1 ★ – BEGINNER

The patterns in this category have been written for absolute beginner knitters. Here you only need to know the most basic techniques to be able to knit the pattern. The patterns are written using very beginner friendly language with no or very few abbreviations. Many of the patterns, especially the Novice series, have comprehensive videos that take you through and explain the steps in working the pattern.

2 ★★ – EXPERIENCED BEGINNER

The patterns in this category are slightly more difficult than the beginner patterns, but they are still easy to take on. The patterns are for knitters that have completed their first project and feel confident in reading a pattern.

3 ★★★ – INTERMEDIATE

The patterns in this category require that you have experience with and feel confident in using the basic knitting techniques, as the patterns contain more advanced techniques for example for casting on, picking up and knitting stitches or working short rows.

4 ★★★★ – EXPERIENCED INTERMEDIATE

The patterns in this category require that you are an experienced knitting and can keep an overview of a pattern. You may need to keep track of multiple elements at the same time – for example you may need to work a charted pattern while working shaping at the same time.

5 ★★★★★ – ADVANCED

The patterns in this category requires that you are a seasoned knitter who knows how to keep and overview of a pattern, knows how to place a chart and work shaping based on the instructions given in the pattern.