Stella By Starlight Wrap in Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash® Sport - DK676 - Downloadable PDF

Stella By Starlight Wrap in Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash® Sport – Pattern Summary

About This Design

The Stella By Starlight Wrap is an elegant knitted wrap designed by Shannon Dunbabin and published by Cascade Yarns®. This is a free downloadable PDF pattern rated at the Experienced skill level, making it an ideal project for confident knitters looking for a visually striking accessory with satisfying technical depth. The finished wrap measures a generous 72 inches long by 21 inches wide, creating a luxurious, drape-worthy piece suitable for one adult size.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a large rectangular knitted wrap or shawl worked in a two-color mosaic stitch pattern. The resulting fabric features a sophisticated geometric design created entirely through the interplay of two carefully chosen contrasting colors. The finished dimensions — 72" x 21" — make this wrap versatile enough to be worn draped over the shoulders, wrapped around the neck, or styled in a variety of ways for both casual and formal occasions.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Cascade Yarns® 220 Superwash® Sport, a 100% Superwash Merino Wool yarn in a sport weight
• Yarn weight: Sport weight, with each skein containing approximately 136.5 yards (125 m) per 50 g (1.75 oz) skein
• Color A: 5 skeins of color #1913 Jet (a deep, rich black)
• Color B: 5 skeins of color #1946 Silver Grey (a soft, cool neutral)
• Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) straight or equivalent knitting needles, or size needed to achieve gauge
• Notions: Yarn needle for finishing

The use of Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash® Sport is a thoughtful material choice for this project. Superwash Merino Wool offers the softness and warmth of traditional merino with the added convenience of machine-washable care. The sport weight creates a fabric that is lightweight yet substantial — ideal for a wrap that needs to drape beautifully without being overly heavy.

Techniques Used

• Worked flat: The wrap is knitted back and forth in flat rows rather than in the round, making it straightforward to follow the charted mosaic pattern row by row.
• Seamless construction: Despite being worked flat, the design is seamless — there is no seaming required to finish the wrap, keeping the construction clean and the fabric uninterrupted.
• Stripes: Colors A and B are alternated every two rows throughout the mosaic chart, creating the structured stripe-based color sequencing that is fundamental to mosaic knitting.
• Mosaic knitting: This is the central technique of the pattern. Mosaic knitting is a method of creating complex two-color geometric patterns using only one color per two-row sequence. Rather than carrying both yarns simultaneously as in traditional stranded colorwork, the knitter works with a single color at a time, slipping stitches from the previous color to create the illusion of intricate patterning. This technique is significantly more approachable than Fair Isle or intarsia but still produces a richly textured, visually complex result.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (K): The foundational stitch used throughout the pattern, including the garter stitch border rows at the cast-on edge.
• Slip stitch: Central to the mosaic technique, stitches from the previous color row are slipped purlwise without being worked, allowing the contrasting color to show through and form the pattern.
• Garter stitch border: Six rows of garter stitch are worked at the beginning using Color A to establish a neat, stable foundation edge before the mosaic chart begins.

Pattern Structure and Construction Details

The wrap begins with a cast-on of 116 stitches using Color A. Six rows of garter stitch are worked as a border, followed by two rows of Color B to transition into the mosaic chart. The