Olas del Mar wrap by Gretha Mensen

Olas del Mar wrap

Knitting
May 2022
Aran (8 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in lace pattern,blocked
US 8 - 5.0 mm
4.5 mm
1039 - 1115 yards (950 - 1020 m)
Approx. 73” (185 cm) length x 18.5“ (47 cm) width. Adjustable see notes.
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INFO
The mellifluous name ’Olas del Mar’ is Spanish for ‘waves of the sea’. In this rectangular shaped wrap, waves cascade over the surface in a continuous, undulating texture that can be minimally blocked for a three-dimensional effect or more strenuously stretched for a lacier fabric. 

Although it looks like cables, there is not one cable involved in the lace stitch pattern!

As shown in a blue colorway called Meander, the accessory suggests a fascinating maritime meld of geometric and organic patterns.

The ‘Olas del Mar’ wrap has built-in edges and is worked flat from side to side. The pattern is fully written out with stitch counts as well as a schematic and an easy-to-read chart for the lace repeats.

YARN
Erika Knight, Wild Wool (85% Wool, 15% Viscose/Nettle, 100 gr-186yds/170m).
Sample yardage, 1050yds/960m in color Meander, 6 skeins.

Or any DK/worsted weight yarn: approx. 1039-1116yds (950-1020m).

MATERIALS
32-40” (minimum 80-100 cm) circular or straight needles.
US 8 (5.0 mm)
Crochet hook US 7.5 (4.5 mm)
Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

GAUGE - BLOCKED 4” (10 cm)
In lace pattern, 15 stitches x 26 rows.

Gauge is not crucial at all, but will affect final size and yardage.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Approx. 73” (185 cm) length x 18.5“ (47 cm) width.

ADJUSTMENTS
The wrap can easily be adjusted by reducing or adding pattern repeats in width or length. The wrap will be equally pretty in a different weight yarn.