Diamond Wrap in Rowan Fine Lace - Downloadable PDF

Diamond Wrap by Vickie Glynn in Rowan Fine Lace – Knitting Pattern Summary

About This Pattern

The Diamond Wrap by Vickie Glynn is a beautifully elegant knitted wrap published by Rowan and available as a free downloadable PDF. Designed for intermediate knitters, this pattern produces a sophisticated accessory that sits comfortably between a scarf and a shawl, making it a versatile addition to any handknitted wardrobe. The finished wrap is a generous 170 cm (67 inches) long and 51 cm (20 inches) wide, providing excellent coverage and drape.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a single rectangular wrap — a long, wide accessory that can be worn draped over the shoulders, wrapped around the neck, or styled as a shawl. The design features decorative diamond motifs worked across the fabric, giving the piece its name and its refined, lace-influenced character. The wrap was photographed in Retro 923, a specific colourway of Rowan Fine Lace.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Rowan Fine Lace, a lace weight yarn — 3 x 50 gm balls are required
• Needles: One pair of 3¼ mm (UK No. 10 / US 3) needles and one pair of 4 mm (UK No. 8 / US 6) needles

Rowan Fine Lace is a delicate, lightweight yarn perfectly suited to lace and openwork knitting, producing fabric with exceptional drape and a refined finish. Its fine weight allows intricate stitch patterns to be shown to their best advantage.

Tension

The stated tension for this pattern is 20 stitches and 33 rows to 10 cm, measured over stocking stitch using 4 mm (US 6) needles. Achieving the correct tension is particularly important for a wrap of this size, as even small variations can significantly affect the finished dimensions.

Techniques and Construction

The Diamond Wrap is worked flat in rows using a combination of techniques that create a structured yet decorative fabric. The construction involves two needle sizes — the smaller 3¼ mm needles are used for the beginning and end of the wrap to create a neat, firm edge, while the larger 4 mm needles are used for the main body of the piece.

• Garter stitch (g st): Used for the side edges throughout the wrap, providing a tidy, non-curling border, and also worked for several rows at the beginning and end of the piece
• Stocking stitch (st st): Forms the background fabric between the decorative panels, giving the wrap its smooth, classic appearance
• Charted lace panels: Two separate charts — referred to as Chart A and Chart B — are worked across designated sections of the wrap to create the diamond motifs
• Pattern panel construction: The wrap is structured with three pattern panels — two outer panels using Chart A (each 10 stitches wide) and one central panel using Chart B (16 stitches wide) — separated by sections of stocking stitch and framed by garter stitch edges of 3 stitches on each side
• Cast off loosely: The pattern specifically instructs a loose cast off to preserve the drape and stretch of the lace fabric at the finishing edge

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch — knit every row, used for borders and edge finishing
• Stocking stitch — knit on right side rows, purl on wrong side rows, used for the main background fabric
• Charted lace stitches — worked from Chart A and Chart B, incorporating the yarn overs and decreases typical of lace knitting to form the diamond motif panels

Pattern Repeats and Structure

The length of the wrap is determined by working a set number of pattern repeats