Scientists believe that during lightning storms on Saturn, it rains diamonds! While this occurs in the dark depths of the gas giant’s atmosphere, I like to imagine diamonds falling through a dark sky, glittering when they chance to catch the light of the far-off sun. I chose the colors of my wrap based on this idea.

The Saturn Rain Wrap is a gorgeous seamless rectangular wrap that is completely reversible. Alternating rows of two-color brioche and two-color garter stitch form the pattern of concentric diamonds. Lines worked parallel to the edges of the wrap add interest to the stitch pattern and give it an architectural flair. The wrap is worked first in the round, then divided and worked flat in parts.

Pattern is provided in written form. Also provided are links to video demonstrations for the cast-on and the brioche decreases.

Finished Size:
21 in/53 cm width by 74 in/188 cm length

This wrap is quite large, but if you would like to customize it you can modify by working a different number of the 20-row repeats on each side of the wrap.

Gauge
19 sts and 20 rows = 4 in/10 cm in brioche rib stitch knit on the bias.
Gauge is not critical for this shawl but may affect yardage needed to complete the shawl.

Recommended Materials
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Yarn
Sport weight yarn in two colors, 970 yards/ 890 meters per color.

Any sport weight yarn with good stitch definition and that blocks well should work well for this pattern.

Sample was knit with Wonderland Yarns 100% Superwash Merino “Mad Hatter” sport weight yarn, 344 yards/4 oz (approximately 303 yards/277 meters/100 g) in the Little Bat colorway for the dark color and in the Opal colorway for the light color.

Needles
Size US 5/3.75 mm, or size needed to obtain gauge or for a fabric you love. A circular needle format is required for working two-color brioche.
Size US 5/3.75 mm DPNs or 32 in/80 cm or longer circular for magic loop.

Notions

• scissors
• tapestry needle
• US Size F5/3.75 mm crochet hook for the cast-on.
• Stitch markers, including a contrast marker for the beginning of round and 3 removable stitch markers
• two sets of cables with endcaps or waste yarn for on-hold stitches

Techniques
Emily Ocker circular cast-on, knit, purl, slip stitch
brioche techniques: sl1yo, brioche knit, brioche purl, brioche 2-stitch increase, brioche 4-stitch increases, brioche left and right 2-stitch decreases, brioche left and right 4-stitch decreases

Pattern has been professionally tech edited and tested.

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