If you were to knit only one upper body cover this year, it should be this! It can be worn at least 9 different ways and only your imagination sets the limits!
Like a scream, but sort of silent.
Personally I love wraps like this! It’s adjustable so you can can wrap it around only one part of you body, if your shoulders are freezing, wrap it around them, if your arms are cold, just put them in the sleeves and let the rest hang freely… You get the idea! You can cover up your insecurities with it and highlight the the best in you.
Yarn
6 [6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8] skeins of Aran weight, 234 m (256 yards) / 100 g (4.97 ounces)
The sample uses 6 skeins of Red Heart; Soft Solids & Heathers; 100% acrylic, in color 00012, Light Grey Heather and is size M.
Needles
7 mm (10.75 US), 120 cm (47 inches) circular needle,
or size to obtain gauge.
If you can’t find a 10.75, pick a needle size that gives you the closest gauge.
Gauge
10 sts and 11.5 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in garter stitch.
Notions
Tapestry needle for seaming
1 cable needle
Cables are the thing here, they add just enough elegance for the wrap so you can wear it with your best party gown at your best friends wedding but not too much for it to be a limited to special occasions only.
The wrap is knitted as one piece.
Work the ribbing on the lower edge of the body first, then the body.
The length for sleeves are added by casting on new stitches, and this will create the seam of the sleeve.
After the sleeves have reached their full length and width, the same amount of stitches that were cast on are bound off.
The bind off edge makes the other sleeve seam which is then seamed together with the seam from the sleeve cast on made earlier. The edges of the rib sections are seamed together as well.
All the seams are marked with red dotted lines in picture above.
Stitches for the cuffs are picked up from the slip stitches of the sleeve ends, working 30 rounds of rib.
Sizes
XS [S, M, L, XL, XXL, 3X, 4X]
To fit a shoulder circumference of
91 – 98 cm (35.75 – 38.5 inches)
99 – 106 cm (39 – 41.75 inches)
107 – 114 cm (42 – 44.75 inches)
115 – 122 cm (45.25 – 48 inches)
123 – 130 cm (48.5 – 51 inches)
131 – 138 cm (51.5 – 54.5 inches)
139 – 146 cm (54.75 – 57.5 inches)
147 – 154 cm (57.75 – 60.5 inches)
Measurements
These measurements are broken down to pieces equivalent to the pieces in which the wrap is knitted of, before any seaming.
Body height: 50 cm (19.75 inches)
Rib height: 5 cm (2 inches)
Sleeve length: 41 cm (16 inches)
Cuff length: 16 cm (6.25 inches)
Total sleeve length: 41 cm (16 inches)
Cuff circumference: 30 cm (11.75 inches)
Body width: 121 [129, 137, 145, 153, 161, 169, 177] cm
(47.75 [50.75, 54, 57, 60.25, 63.5, 66.5, 69.75] inches)
How to determent your size?
Put your arms down along the sides of your body, measure around your upper body, arms included, at the height of your armpits.
It’s beautiful!