Corinthian Wrap in Rowan Felted Tweed Colour (DE) - Downloadable PDF

Corinthian Wrap in Rowan Felted Tweed Colour by Martin Storey – Knitting Pattern Summary

About This Design

The Corinthian Wrap is an elegant, generously sized knitted wrap designed by Martin Storey for Rowan. Worked in the beautifully textured Rowan Felted Tweed Colour yarn, this piece is a sophisticated accessory that combines classic knitting techniques with a striking multi-colour stripe arrangement. The finished wrap measures 48 cm wide and 198 cm long, making it a truly luxurious and versatile garment suitable for draping over the shoulders or wearing as a scarf.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a single large wrap or shawl, categorised as a scarf-style accessory. Its generous dimensions make it ideal as an everyday statement piece or a special occasion wrap. The design is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it well-suited to knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and are ready to explore simple colourwork and textured stitch patterns.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed Colour, a DK weight yarn sold in 50g skeins with approximately 100 metres per skein
• Colour A – Chartreuse 028: 4 skeins required
• Colour B – Chestnut 024: 3 skeins required
• Colour C – Amethyst 026: 2 skeins required
• Needles: Standard straight or circular knitting needles in size 4 mm

Rowan Felted Tweed Colour is a beloved yarn known for its rustic, tweedy texture created from a blend of wool and other fibres with a subtle felted finish. Its rich, heathered tones make it particularly well-suited to colourwork designs, giving each stripe depth and visual interest.

Techniques Used

• Stripe colourwork: The wrap is worked in a repeating sequence of three colours – Chartreuse, Chestnut, and Amethyst – creating bold horizontal stripes throughout the length of the piece
• Yarn management: Colours are changed at the beginning of rows, a technique that requires neat handling of yarn ends and careful tension to ensure clean colour transitions
• Casting on and casting off: Standard methods are used to begin and finish the work
• Blocking and finishing: The completed wrap is finished by steaming, following Rowan's recommended care instructions, to even out the stitches and enhance the drape of the fabric

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (right side rows): Used across full rows in certain colour sequences to create smooth, clean stripes
• Purl stitch: Used in combination with knit stitches to build the textured stitch pattern
• Textured stitch pattern: The pattern alternates between knit and purl sections across the row – for example, sections of 20 stitches knitted and groups of 2 stitches purled – creating a subtle ribbed or textured relief effect within each stripe
• Reverse stitch arrangement: The knit and purl arrangement reverses between the two main stripe sequences (Rows 1–32 and Rows 33–64), giving the fabric a dynamic, mirrored texture that adds visual depth

Stitch Pattern and Construction Details

The stitch pattern is built over a 64-row repeat, divided into two 32-row sections. The first section (Rows 1–32) uses Colours B and A in alternation, while the second section (Rows 33–64) uses Colours C and A. Within each section, right-side rows are worked entirely in knit stitch, while wrong-side rows alternate between knit and purl blocks across the 82 stitches, creating a textured, reversible-looking fabric.

The full 64-row pattern repeat is worked a total of 10 times, after which Rows 1–