Fancy Knit Wrap

You’ll need:

550g of yarn (55% wool, 35% polyacryl, 10% Alpaca; 100g/62m);

Knitting needles 5, 6 and 7;

8 buttons.

Used Patterns

1 x 1 rib;

“Raspberry” pattern: the quantity of sts is multipled 4 + 2 selvedge sts;

1^st and 3^rd rows: purls;

2^nd row: 1 selvedge st, * 3 sts out of 1 st (= 1 knit st, 1 purl, 1 knit st), purl3tog*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge st;

4^th row: 1 selvedge st, * purl3tog, 3 sts out of 1 (= 1 knit st, 1 purl, 1 knit st)*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvedge st.

Repeat 1^st – 4^th rows.

Size: 60 x 128 cm.

Stitches control: “raspberry” pattern: 16 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 48 sts with Italian cast on with knitting needles 5 = 95 sts. In 4 rows, turn to rib with knitting needles 6. After making 2 cm of rib, continue work with “raspberry pattern”, decrease 1 st in the 1^st row. There are 94 sts left.

At 5 cm height (from the beginning of work), make button-hole on the left half in 3 cm from the edge. For this, bind off 2 sts and cast on the new 2 sts above them. Make 3 more button-holes with 10 cm interval.

At 93cm height (from the beginning of work), make 1 loop for button on the right half at 3 cm from edge. Make 3 more loops with 10 cm interval.

At 126 cm height from the WS row, turn to rib. Increase 1 st in the 1^st row (= 95 sts).

At 128 cm height, bind off the sts in Italian way.

Sew the buttons.