Barragán

First published as a 4-part knitalong in The Knitter magazine in 2023, Barragán is a dramatic lace wrap in two colours.

Mexican architect, Luis Barragán, is quoted as saying “A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy”. This wrap was designed with yarn colours named “MY Serenity” and “MY Joy” and so it feels appropriate to name the wrap Barragán.

Barragán was originally designed using 3.25mm needles and this option is offered here and is recommended, as well as the option published in The Knitter magazine using 3mm needles. The photographs show the wrap knitted using 3.25mm needles.

Yarn

McIntosh® BFL (4ply; 100% British Bluefaced Leicester; 400m/437yds per 100g skein)

Using 3.25mm needles

(recommended):

A MY Joy; 2 x 100g/400m skeins (161g used)

B MY Serenity; 2 x 100g/400m skeins (161g used)

OR

Using 3mm needles

(this was the original published in The Knitter magazine to accompany their subscription yarn offer which is no longer available):

A MY Joy; 1 x 150g/600m skein

B MY Serenity; 1 x 150g/600m skein

Needles

1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3 knitting needles and 1 pair 4mm (UK 8/US 6) knitting needles (for cast on and cast off only)

OR

(if you have only 150g/600m of each colour) 1 pair 3mm (UK 11/US 3) knitting needles and

1 pair 3.75mm (UK 9/US 5) knitting needles (for cast on and cast off only)

Notions

Stitch holder or waste yarn

2 stitch markers

Tapestry needle

Tension using 3.25mm needles

Chatelaine Pattern, Floral Mesh Pattern & Diamond Fantasia Pattern: 20.5 sts and 32 rows to 10cm using 3.25mm needles & 4ply yarn, after blocking and relaxing.

1 repeat of Edging Pattern measures 8cm wide by 5cm high, using 3.25mm needles and 4ply yarn, after blocking and relaxing.

Tension using 3mm needles

Chatelaine Pattern, Floral Mesh Pattern & Diamond Fantasia Pattern: 23 sts and 35.5 rows to 10cm using 3mm needles & 4ply yarn, after blocking and relaxing.

1 repeat of Edging Pattern measures 7.5cm wide by 4.5cm high, using 3mm needles & 4ply yarn, after blocking and relaxing.

Blocking (Relaxed) Measurements using 3.25mm needles

Length (A): 233cm/91.75in (220cm/88in)

Width (B): 60.5cm/24in (55cm/22in)

Blocking (Relaxed) Measurements using 3mm needles and Shorter Part Three

Length (A): 194.5cm/77.75in (183.5cm/72.25in)

Width (B): 54.5cm/21.5in (49.5cm/19.5in)

Notes

1. Check your tension.

2. Using 3.25mm needles and 200g/800m of each colour is recommended and will require 4mm needles for the cast-on and cast-off.

3. If you are using 3mm needles (and only have 150g/600m of each colour), it is highly recommended that you follow the shorter version of Part Three to avoid running out of yarn.

4. Block to first set of measurements for your chosen needle size. Wrap will relax to second set of measurements after pins have been removed.

5. Pay close attention to s2kpo and sk2po – they are not the same!

6. All charts are optional and are on pages 9-11.