The Light Unexpected Find Wrap pattern is mostly based on the The Unexpected Find Wrap Pattern. The Light Unexpected Find Wrap is also a triangular shaped shawl. It is knit bottom up. The shawl features a two row repeat brioche honeycomb stitch pattern. However, nine stitches instead of seven are cast on for this shawl. It is also knit with a merino wool blend DK weight yarn (Loops and Threads® Luxe Merino™ Wool Blend). This yarn is lighter yet warm, making it suitable for this winter season. The yarn is also budget friendly and can be purchased at Michaels store.

The Light Unexpected Find Wrap Pattern (text and images for personal use only)

Materials Needed:

Yarn: Loops and Threads® Luxe Merino™ Wool Blend Colorway: Blue Dawn
Knitting Needles: US #6 (4.0 mm) long circular needle
Gauge: 4.5 stitches / inch after blocking

Abbreviations:

• K: Knit
• P: Purl
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side
• Pfb: Purl front and back – purl one stitch first in the front and then purl the same stitch in the back before slipping it off the left needle (Tutorial Series: Pfb (Purl front and back))
• K2tog: Knit two stitches together on the left needle (Tutorial Series: K2tog and P2tog)
• Ktbl: knit one stitch through the back loop
• pm: place marker
• rm: remove marker
• sm: slip marker
• S1: slip yarn purlwise
• yo: yarn over – bring the working yarn under and over the right needle clockwise and to the back before knitting the next stitch (Tutorial Series: Yarn Over (YO) with Knit Stitches)
• yo backward: for bind off only – knit one stitch then wrap the working yarn anticlockwise over and under the right hand knitting needle bringing the yarn to the back before knitting the next stitch
• […]: pattern repeat

Knitting Skill level: Advanced Beginner (increasing and decreasing stitches, cable cast on)

Cast on 9 stitches with US #6 (4.0 mm) long circular knitting needles using the cable cast method (Tutorial Series: The Cable Cast-on Method)

• Row 1 (RS): K1, pm, Pfb, [P1,K1] 2x, P1, Pfb, pm, K1 (11 stitches)
• Row 2 (WS): K1, sm, [P1,K1] 4x, P1, sm. K1    
• Row 3: K1, sm, Pfb, [K1,P1] 3x, K1, Pfb, sm, K1 (13 stitches) 
• Row 4: K1, sm, Ktbl, [P1,K1] 5x, sm, K1   
• Row 5: K1, sm, Pfb, [P1,K1] 4x, P1, Pfb, sm, K1 (15 stitches)
• Row 6: K1, sm, [P1,K1] 6x, P1, sm, K1
• Row 7: K1, sm, Pfb, [K1,P1] 5x, K1, Pfb, sm, K1 (17 stitches)
• Row 8: K1, sm, Ktbl, [P1,K1] 7x, sm, K1 
• Row 9: K1, sm, Pfb, [P1,K1] 6x, P1, Pfb, sm, K1 (19 stitches)
• Row 10: K1, sm, [P1,K1] 8x, P1, sm, K1 
• Row 11 (RS): K1, rm, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, pm, yo, K5, yo, pm, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, rm, K1 (21 stitches)
• Row 12 (WS): K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, sm, K1, Ktbl, [yo, S1, K1] 2x, K1, sm, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1
• Row 13 (RS): K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, Ktbl, sm, yo, K1, [K1, K2tog] 2x, K2, yo, sm, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1  (23 stitches)
• Row 14 (WS): K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, sm, K1, Ktbl, [yo, S1, K1] till 1 stitch before marker, K1, sm, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1
• Row 15 (RS): K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, Ktbl, sm, yo, K1, [K1, K2tog] till 2 stitches before marker, K2, yo, sm, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1 (25 stitches)

[Repeat Rows 14 and 15] until you have 175 stitches on the needle. End with the RS side row. You can continue with the row repeats till preferred length is reached.

Bind Off Row (WS): K1, yo backward, K1, pass the yo and first knit stitch on the right hand needle over the second knit stitch on the right hand needle. (Several video tutorials for other stretchy bind off are available on YouTube). I used Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off method in knit stitch pattern for binding off this wrap.

Weave in the ends, wash and block The Light Unexpected Find Wrap