This Wanderlust yarn from Knit Collage was originally a tee cardigan (which I sell the pattern for on my site) but I never wore it so I took it apart to make a Christmas tree skirt. While I was making the skirt, I realized I love this yarn way too much to only have it around for Christmas. So then I decided to make it in a fashion that it could also be a lap blanket or shawl. P.S. this yarn color is called frolic.
Honestly, I love it for a tree skirt too. This yarn is pretty much thee yarn that made me fall in love with knitting. It is actually, not pretty much.
This wanderlust yarn is fairly spendy, so if you’d like to use something else, you could do something like WAK’s “the wool” or Wool and the Gangs “crazy sexy wool”. It won’t be as heavy as the wanderlust yarn, but will still work! You can double strand it if you wanted it to be more like this one.
Materials Needed
6-7 skeins Knit Collage wanderlust yarn or about 210 yards super bulky weight yarn
Size 25mm (US 50) straight knitting needles
Darning needle for weaving in ends and fringe
Skills Needed
Longtail cast on method, stockinette stitch, bind off, adding fringe
Gauge
3 stitches and 5 rows in 4×4” of stockinette stitch.
Finished Measurements
Width- 58” across
Length- 19”
The Pattern
- Cast on 52 stitches using the longtail cast on method.
- Knit 25 rows in stockinette stitch, row 1 being a purl row.
- Bind off.
- Weave in ends.
- Cut strands of yarn to whichever length you’d like and add them to the edge.
Easy as can be!
You can download the pdf version here if you’d like to keep it on hand.
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