Easy Peasy Lacey…Wrappy?

Lace knitting.  I kind of adore it.  The only problem is I do not have the patience for it.  Small projects aren’t too bad, but the bigger and more complicated the pattern, the more I loose interest.  See, I do most of my knitting and crocheting at night while watching TV with my husband.  Neither of these lend well to lace knitting.

But here’s the deal…I really, really wanted to make a lace wrap.  I’m still not entirely sure how the wear the things, but seeing them all over Pinterest has certainly made me want to make one!  (ps- if you have any tips on how to wear them, please share lol)

So, I grabbed some knitting needles and a skein of sock yarn and went to work.   This sock yarn I’ve had for about 3, maybe 4 years.  I know…I’m a yarn hoarder.  See, I got a gift certificate for my birthday one year and ended up buying several skeins of sock yarn, but I obviously didn’t pay very close attention to what I was buying and ended up with a skein of sock yarn that was not superwash.  Considering I do laundry for 6 people, having socks that can’t be tossed in the washer and dryer just doesn’t sound realistic 😉  So it’s been hanging out for the last several years just waiting for the perfect project.  I think I found it.

If you’re new to knitting and want to venture into lace, this is a great project.  A simple four line pattern that’s easy to memorize makes a beautiful wrap that looks way more complicated then it really is!  And it only uses 1 skein of yarn.  Bonus!  This project relies heavily on blocking, however (so don’t skip it!), and as a result, your finished project’s size may vary slightly.

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Easy Knitted Lace Wrap

Items needed:

• Size 8 (5mm) needles
• 396 yards of fingering weight yarn (Shown in Knitpicks Chroma Fingering in Forest Floor, which looks like it may have been discontinued, but they have other great colorways!)
• Measures approximately 49×19 inches blocked.

Terms:

• K: knit
• K2tog: Knit two together
• YO: yarn over

Directions:

Cast on 70 stitches using a somewhat stretchy cast on (I used the long tail cast on)

1. K1, *YO, K2tog* until 1 stitch remains, K1 (right side)
2. Purl (wrong side)
3. K1, *K2tog, YO* until 1 stitch remains, K1 (right side)
4. Purl (wrong side)
5. Repeat these 4 rows until you are almost out of yarn.  Bind off using a stetchy bind off ( I used this one)
6. Get it wet and gently squeeze out excess water (it helps to roll it up in a towel and then step on the towel.  Really).  Gently stretch the wrap and using pins and a suitable surface, pin it in place, stretched as far as you can.  Let it dry completely before removing pins.

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