The Winter Breeze Collection - Alisa Wrap in Juniper Moon Farm - 17109 - Downloadable PDF

The Alisa Wrap from The Winter Breeze Collection by Claudia Wersing

The Alisa Wrap is a beautifully structured, large-scale knitted wrap designed by Claudia Wersing as part of The Winter Breeze Collection. This intermediate-level knitting pattern produces a generously sized accessory with impressive finished dimensions of 78¾"/200cm wide and 21½"/55cm long, making it a truly enveloping and cozy piece perfect for cooler seasons. The design is worked in two contrasting colors, creating a striking textural effect through a combination of classic knit-purl structure and decorative slip stitch patterning.

What Is Being Made

The Alisa is a large rectangular wrap, sometimes referred to as a shawl, designed to be draped over the shoulders or worn in multiple ways. Its generous width and length make it a versatile cold-weather accessory. The two-color construction gives the finished piece a sophisticated, woven-like visual texture that belies its relatively straightforward construction. This is a downloadable PDF pattern, making it immediately accessible for knitters eager to cast on right away.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern calls for Juniper Moon Farm Beatrix, a chunky-weight yarn, worked in two colors:

• Shade A: 3 x 50g balls of Juniper Moon Farm Beatrix in color 06 Slate
• Shade B: 3 x 50g balls of Juniper Moon Farm Beatrix in color 02 Rose

The pairing of a cool, neutral Slate with a soft, warm Rose creates a beautiful tonal contrast that highlights the slip stitch texture throughout the wrap. Juniper Moon Farm Beatrix is a chunky-weight yarn well suited to larger needle sizes, producing a fabric that works up quickly while retaining excellent stitch definition — ideal for showcasing the textural pattern repeats in this design.

The only tool required is one pair of US 15 / 10mm knitting needles, consistent with the chunky weight of the yarn and the relaxed, drapey gauge of the finished fabric.

Gauge

The recommended gauge is 12 stitches and 20 rows to 4"/10cm worked over the stitch pattern using US 15 / 10mm needles. Achieving accurate gauge is important for reaching the intended finished dimensions of this large wrap, so knitters are encouraged to swatch before beginning.

Techniques Used

The Alisa Wrap employs several knitting techniques that place it firmly in the intermediate difficulty category. Knitters comfortable with basic knit and purl stitches who are ready to explore two-color work and slip stitch patterning will find this an engaging and rewarding project.

• Two-color knitting: The wrap alternates between Shade A (Slate) and Shade B (Rose) across an 8-row repeat, requiring the knitter to manage two balls of yarn and switch colors at regular intervals. This is not stranded colorwork — the colors are used one at a time on each row — making it accessible for knitters who are new to multi-color projects.
• Slip stitch colorwork: The defining textural feature of the Alisa Wrap is its slip stitch pattern. Stitches from a previous color row are slipped without being worked, allowing that color to show through on subsequent rows. This creates a woven, almost mosaic-like surface texture without the complexity of carrying floats across the back of the work.
• Increases (M1K and M1P): The wrap is shaped using Make 1 Knitwise (M1K) and Make 1 Purlwise (M1P) increases worked at regular intervals. Both involve picking up the running thread between stitches and working it through the back loop to avoid a hole, resulting in a neat, nearly invisible increase. These increases are worked on every row, expanding the stitch count steadily and shaping the wrap as it grows.
• Slipped edge stitches: A consistent border of 3 slipped stitches is maintained at each end of every row, creating a tidy, self-finishing selvedge edge that gives the wrap a polished, professional appearance without the need for additional finishing or edging.