Knitting Wraps in the Round: 21 Inspired Shawls, Scarves, and Stoles

by Andrea Brauneis

Overview

Save yourself some purl rows and knit your wraps in the round!

When working most traditional shawl patterns in rows, you work a “pattern” row, and then turn and purl the wrong side. But by knitting your shawls and scarves in the round, you are always knitting on the right side, so it is easy to work beautiful stranded, lace, texture, and even brioche patterns. Plus, it's so fast to keep knitting with no turning!

Once you’ve finished knitting your shawl, you then cut through the extra stitches included in each pattern (known as steek stitches). Hem with simple hand or machine sewing, and your wrap is ready to wear! Author Andrea Brauneis explains the process in detail, and the extra stitches and instructions are included in each pattern, making it easy to work these 21 gorgeous scarf and wrap patterns even if it’s your first time trying this technique. And once you try it, you’ll want to knit all your wraps around and around!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811770460
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/30/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

At kindergarten age, Andrea Brauneis knit rugs for her doll house, and she has not stopped knitting since. More than 25 years ago, she had the great luck to turn her hobby into a profession. She has been a designer and model knitter for various yarn labels and private clientele, as well as offering private design training and workshops. She lives with her family in Munich, Germany. You can follow her on Instagram @strickzeit.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface 7

Before you begin 10

Steeking14

Knitting Basics16

Abbreviations & Knitting chart symbols24

Fleur – Fair-Isle shawl with EYELET BANDS 28

Maia– Two-colored Brioche shawl 32

Signe – Two-colored stole in Japanese stitch and simple knit-purl patterns 36

Tyra – Triangular shawl in stranded colorwork pattern43

Live – Cashmere shawl in pattern mix 42

Lilja – Triangular shawl in Ripple pattern 50

Svea – Triangular shawl with slipped stitches and a wide border 56

Stina – Big Triangular shawl in Japanese stitch 62

Julie – Semicircular shawl with lace strip and zigzag border 68

Elif – three-colored shawl with slipped stitches and garter stitch ripples74

Kari – pattern mix stole78

Ebba – delicate Lace stole 82

Nora – Triangular shawl with mosaic pattern and feather-and-fan border 86

Tuva –stole in Japanese Stitch 92

Nour – Triangular shawl with Brioche pattern and mini cables 96

Tess – delicate Lace stole 100

Saga – three-colored Shoulder plaid 104

Eline – Semicircular shawl with nupps 108

Alva – Triangular shawl in knit-purl patterns with picot eding 112

Alix – Triangular shawl in a pattern mix 116

Lovis – Broad stole in a lace pattern mix 120

About the author124

Note of thanks125

Editorial Reviews

12/19/2022

The handsome English-language debut from designer Brauneis shows how to knit using steeking, a Norwegian technique for cutting through pieces knitted in the round to create new openings, transforming, say, a sweater into a cardigan or a sleeve into a scarf. Brauneis touts the benefits of steeking, which avoids “annoying purl rows” and complicated stitch patterns, and provides instruction to help get readers started, recommending they use wool yarn and create samples to determine the right needle gauge before beginning a wrap. Each project is categorized according to difficulty, with “easy” designs including a purple and gray triangular shawl and a fuchsia mixed-pattern stole. The bulk are designated “requires some practice,” such as the blue lace stole and the gray and purple shoulder plaid, while projects “for experienced knitters” include an apricot-colored shawl that makes use of a Japanese stitch pattern. Though Brauneis provides an illustrated rundown of the basics of knitting with double-pointed needles, advanced knitters will likely get the most out of these sometimes complicated designs. But the reward is worth the effort, as the colorwork on display in such projects as the yellow and white “fair-isle shawl with eyelet bands” delights. This stylish primer on steeking will please experienced knitters. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

10/01/2022

Brauneis, a designer and model knitter for various yarn labels and private clients, has produced a gorgeous book of shawls, scarves, and stoles, all knitted with the "steeking" method used in Norwegian sweaters, which allows flat objects to be knitted in the round. What would be two edges of a piece are joined together by a section of stockinette, allowing for continuous knitting without turning one's work back and forth. The steek is then cut apart and finished, and Brauneis has very clear directions for doing so, by hand or by machine. Knitting basics are well illustrated, and abbreviations and symbols are defined and explained. This is not a book for the novice, however, or the faint of heart. Many of the shawls are triangular, requiring both double-pointed and circular needles. Others are lacy patterns, requiring a great variety of stitches, with some patterns given as charts. VERDICT Confident experienced knitters will likely have great fun with this.—Debbie Bogenschutz

Library Journal