At the base of cold medieval stone walls, moving along dark passages and through arched doorways, the air is heavy with the smell of old books, dying embers, and dark shadows. Skittering in the corners, are those mice…? Or perhaps they are the mythical creatures come to life, emerging from an illuminated manuscript left open on a long, wooden table and illustrated with mysteries of the centuries.

Three colourways in a Limited Edition collection come together in the Illuminated Wrap, inspired by the dark, academic shades of ancient scribes and the creatures they created – kelpies, gryphon, dragons – and infused with hints of gilt and mist, a sense of brooding, and lingering intrigue.

Designed with simple yet effective garter for sumptuous texture and sections of crosshatching to elongate the layers of rich colour in SpaceCadet’s Illuminated Collection, the wrap is worked in a triptich of panels on the bias to create drape. Finished with four tassels for added drama, the result is an oversized wrap perfect for long, cold nights of reading in nights in lonely stone towers.

Pattern Details:

Size: approx 72”/183cm long and 16”/41cm wide

Gauge: 22 sts/24 rows = 4” in garter

Suggested Yarns: SpaceCadet Celeste (100% Superwash Merino; 490 yards/100g), three 100g skeins in coordinating colourways. Sample knit in the Illuminated Collection. Illuminated I (C1), Illuminated II (C2), and Illuminated III (C3).

Needle: US 6/4.0mm or size to obtain gauge

Features: Video tutorial for Crosshatching Stitch