​"Raspberry" Stitch Knit Wrap

You'll need:

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

Knitting needles 5, 6 and 7;

8 buttons.

Size: about 60 x 128 сm.

Used Techniques

Rib: 1 knit st, 1 purl;

«Raspberry» stitch: the quantity of sts is multipled 4 + 2 selvedge sts;

1st and 3rd rows: purl;

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

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

Repeat from 1st to 4th row.

Stitches control: 16 sts x 15 rows = 10 x 10 cm for «Raspberry» stitch.

Instructions

Cast on 48 sts with knitting needles 5 in Italian manner = 95 sts. In 4 rows, turn to making rib with knitting needles 6. After knitting 2 cm of rib, continue with "raspberry" stitch, decreasing 1 st in the 1st row. There are 94 sts left.

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

At 93 cm heigh (from the beginning of work) make 1 st for button on the right side in 3 cm from edge. Then, make 3 sts for buttons with 10 cm interval.

Beginning with 126 cm heigh from the initial row, start to knit with rib. Cast on 1 more st in the 1st row (= 95 sts).

Bind off the sts on the total size 128 cm in Italian manner.

Sew the buttons in front of button-holes.