Opalite

Craft: Knitting

The Fino stripe wrap is a study in color illusion: the colors of Willa are hand-picked to step up and down in color value. The result? A gorgeous wrap that appears as if it’s rippling in the breeze, thanks to the light-to-dark color palette. Opalite is knit on the bias with changing colors, so it’s a project that will keep you engaged from beginning to end!

Shown in an exclusive Fino Mini-Skein Kit for LYS Day 2020: Kit #20 Willa! Please note that Opalite requires one Fino Mini-Skein Kit and one full skein of Fino to complete.

Size

7½” x 93”

Yarn

Manos del Uruguay FINO (70% extrafine merino, 30% silk; approx. 100g/490 yds), 1 sk MC + 1 Fino Mini-Skein Kit.

Shown in 413 Rosewater (MC), with Fino Mini-Skein Kit #20 Willa CC1 423 Tincture (dark green), CC2 407 Velvet Pincushion (medium green), CC3 435 Opal (light green), CC4 442 Promenade (light purple), CC5 438 Poison (dark purple)

Needles & Notions

US 6/4mm ndl, or size to obtain gauge

Ring marker

Large stitch holder or scrap yarn

Tapestry needle

Gauge

5½ st = 1” in Garter st, unblocked

Notes

Cut yarn when changing to new CC.

To make smooth color transitions: Slip the first st of every row with yarn in front. On the last row of a color, knit the last stitch with the new color that will begin on the following row.