Sunbathing on the sea shelf…
This is a beach pareo (or a wrap, if you want) and it’s meant to be knitted from breathing cotton threads, bottom-up, flat, featuring a stunning mesh pattern. It will wrap you gently and won’t suffocate your body while resting on the beach or sipping cocktails near the pool. The pareo is of a rectangular shape and has a built in belt. It could be worn around your thighs or your chest - as you feel it at the moment. This is a relaxed, adjustable pattern which is obtainable even for the very beginners. The pattern contains clear, full instructions and is supplied with multiple links on captioned video tutorials.

Languages: English, Ukrainian

Number of pages: 4

Skill level: beginner

Estimated time spent: 15 hours (for sample made in size 2 with dimensions: length 83 cm/32.7” and width 102 cm/40.16”)

Skills required:
* knitting laces

Techniques involved:

• chain selvedge
• elastic cast on (proposed in the video or of your choice)
• backwards loop cast on
• Icelandic stretchy bind off
• decreasing - SKP; p2tog

Sizes
The pattern is written for 7 basic sizes, but it could be easily adjusted to your needs. Just measure the most prominent part of your body which is going to be wrapped with this pareo, and add 10 cm/4” to this number. Then think how long you want it, or you can always try it on while knitting it.
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7) with a pareo finished width of appr. 92 (102, 107.5, 117) (128.5, 138, 148) cm/36.22 (40.16, 42.32, 46) (50.6, 54.33, 58.27)” and length of appr. 78 (83, 83, 85) (87, 89, 91) cm/30.71 (32.7, 32.7, 33.47) (34.25, 35, 35.83)”.

The sample is modeled on the wearer 172 cm / 5’7” tall and with thighs’ circumference 92 cm/36.22”, in size 2, with 10 cm/4” positive ease in the thighs.