Honeycomb Wrap

Materials:

• RED HEART® Soft®: 3 balls 9870 Deep Sea (Art. E728 available in solid color 5 oz (141g), 256 yd (234 m), print 4 oz (113g), 204 yd (187m), and heather 4oz (113g), 212 yd (194m) balls)
• Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 6.5mm [US 10½]
• Yarn needle

GAUGE: 18 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 21 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Honeycomb Stitch Pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needle to obtain the gauge.

Wrap Measures: 17” x 72” (43 cm x 183 cm)

Abbreviations:
BO = bind off
K = knit
mm = millimeters
P = purl
RS = right side
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated
WS = wrong side

Special Abbreviations
C2F (Cross 2 Front) = knit into front of 2nd st on needle, then knit into first st, slip both sts off needle at the same time.
C2B (Cross 2 Back) = knit into back of 2nd st on needle, knit first st, slip both sts off needle at the same time.

PATTERN STITCHES
Garter Stitch
Knit every row.

Honeycomb Stitch Pattern
Row 1 (Right Side): *C2F, C2B; repeat from * to end.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: *C2B, C2F; repeat from * to end.
Row 4: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1-4 for Honeycomb Stitch Pattern.


WRAP
Cast on 78 sts.
Row 1 (Right Side): Work in Garter st for 1” (2.5 cm) ending with a WS row.
Next row (RS): Work first 5 sts in Garter st, work center 68 sts in Honeycomb Stitch Pattern, work last 5 sts in Garter st.
Continue working in established pattern until 71” (180 cm) from beginning.
Work in Garter st for 1” (2.5 cm).
Bind off all sts knitwise.


FINISHING
Weave in ends


TIPS & HINTS
Join a new ball of yarn when there are approximately 6” [15 cm] of yarn left from the old ball, also leaving a 6” [15 cm] tail of yarn with the joined yarn. Weave these ends in neatly on the wrong side of the fabric in a zig-zag pattern for a few inches, and then trim off excess.