Love is Love Wrap
When I think of rainbows, my mind thinks of searching the sky for rainbows and double rainbows after summer rains. As a young child, I also remember my Dad coming home from work one night with a collection of hair ribbons…a thick royal purple ribbon, a bright green grosgrain ribbon, a hot pink polka dot ribbon, a yellow ribbon with daisies, to name a few. Likely my Mom sent him on that mission as a hair brushing incentive for unruly hair. In retrospect, maybe that gift really contributed to my love of color and texture?
Who knows, but I really enjoyed my collection of rainbow ribbons. This wrap design idea spontaneously arrived in my brain, as soon as I saw a rainbow of sparkly colored yarns, and remembered my rainbow of textured ribbons. The Love is Love Wrap is perfect for a rainbow of colors, stash busting, a few precious skeins, or featuring a single yarn color. I hope you’ll be inspired to express your favorite colors.
Difficulty/Skills Required: Intermediate. Long tail cast on, Knit, Purl, KFB, K2tog, SSK, I Cord bind off, YO, Blocking, Weaving in ends.
Yarn Weight: Fingering, Light Fingering, Sock.
Notions: Tapestry needle, Gauge ruler, Blocking Wires, Blocking Pins, Blocking mat.
Gauge: Stockinette: 24 sts and 34 rows = 4” / 10 cm. Gauge isn’t crucial, as it's a wrap, but being off-gauge may affect the finished size of your wrap and yarn usage.
Suggested Yarns: Yarn Cafe Creations Biscotti Sock (85% Merino Wool, 15% Nylon; 437 yds / 400 m per 100 g / 3.53 oz skein). Madrigal Yarns Pride Sparkle Mini Set (85% Superwash Merino, 13% Nylon, 2% Sparkle; 6 mini skeins approx 87 yds / 80 m per 20 g / 0.70 oz skein).
Yarn shown/Yardage: Yarn Cafe Creations Biscotti Sock, Cocoa; approx: 337 yds / 308 m Madrigal Yarns Pride Sparkle Mini Set; approx: C1 (red): 51 yds / 47m C2 (orange): 51 yds / 47 m C3 (yellow): 51 yds / 47 m C4 (green): 55 yds / 50 m C5 (blue): 69 yds / 63 m C6 (violet): 60 yds / 55 m
Needle Size: US 6 / 4.0 mm 40” / 102 cm circular needle, or needle size to get gauge.
Size Information: Sample size, fully blocked: Width (measured across wrap top): 58.25”” / 148 cm Width (measured across lower edge of trapezoid): 10” / 25.5 cm Depth at deepest point: 17.75” / 45 cm See schematic on final page.