Machine Knit Wrap Sweater Scarf Pattern

At the end of 2024 I shared my Crochet Wrap Sweater Scarf, and I had to bribe our 12 year old that I would make her one so that I could wear it. She loves it so much that every time I wear it she gives me a jealous look.

I decided to make her’s a knit version, and used tuck stitches to create the texture in the scarf portion that wraps around the body.

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I really enjoyed the look of stockinette in contrast to the tuck fabric, which is worn with the purl side as the right side. So, the sleeve portions are made in stockinette with a simple 2×1 rib for the cuff.

While the experienced machine knitter can easily create the ribbing and tuck stitch with a ribber and machine patterning capabilities, my little LK150 does not have any of those features or options. So, all of these are done by hand selecting the needles for tuck and hand transferring the few columns for the rib.

The tuck patterning is not as complicated or time consuming as it sounds as long as you remember what your carriage is set to do through the rows. With a needle selector push bar and changing the carriage to knit needles in hold or not makes the work go quicker than you think.

All of this is shown in the YouTube tutorial so that there are no questions on how to achieve the look on your own.

Now, any bets on if I can talk my daughter into sharing this one with me, or do I have to now make one of my own?

Here are some other great machine knit patterns by City Farmhouse Studio:

Machine Knit Wrap Sweater Scarf
by City Farmhouse Studio

Get the printable PDF version of the pattern (without ads) HERE
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Caron – Simply Soft – 6oz/170g – 315 yd/288 m – 100% Acrylic – Category 4 Medium Yarn –  (4, 4, 5) skeins (heather colors – 250 yd/228 m – (4, 5, 6) skeins)

 (options for yarn substitution:  Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti Pilling, Cascade Yarns Anthem, Yarn Bee Soft and Sleek, Bernat Premium, Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted, Mary Maxim Aran Irish Twist, Herrschners Worsted Weight, Premier Yarn Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted, Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran

Mid Gauge Flat Bed Machine – made on an LK150.  Patterning capabilities and ribber optional.

Gauge:
Tuck stitch:  4” x 4” = 15 sts x 19 rows
Stockinette:  4” x 4” = 16 sts x 21  rows

Size: 
Pattern is for three sizes that includes XS-5X.  Pattern sizes (XS-M, L-2X, 3X-5X)
Wearer’s bust measurement for each size is (28 – 38, 40 – 50, 52 – 62] inches
Scarf width:  (15.25, 17.25, 19.5) inches 
Sleeve length:  (15.5, 16.5, 18) inches
Body section length:  (66.75, 74.5, 83.25) inches
Cuff to cuff measurement:  (97.75, 107.5, 119.25) inches

Glossary
RC = row count
Sts = stitches

Notes
A YouTube video showing step by step how to make all stitches of the pattern, more information about construction, and wearing the sweater wrap can be found at https://youtu.be/ZCUCiEXCzag

Instructions are written for hand manipulation of the stitches in the body.

If your flat bed has patterning capability, you can use a desired pattern.  Just make sure your gauge matches the pattern gauge.

If you have a ribber, you can set up for a ribbed cuff on the sleeves. .

Body
With waste yarn and ravel cord, ewrap cast on (53, 61, 69)  sts.  You will have (26, 30, 34) needles on one side of the bed, and the other side will have 1 additional needle in work to make up the odd number.  RC reset to 000.

Knit 2 rows.

 *Pull edge needles out to hold position.  Pull every 4th needle out to hold position, leaving 3 needles in between in working position.  Make sure carriage is set not to knit the needles in hold position when moved both ways.  Knit 3 rows.  

Knit all needles in all positions.

Starting with the 3rd needle in on each side, pull out every 4th needle to hold position, leaving 3 needles in between in working position.  Knit 3 rows.

Knit all needles.*

Repeat from * to * for a total of (60, 67, 75) times.   RC (482, 538, 602) 

Knit 2 rows.  RC (484, 540, 604) 

Bind off.

Add a 5 needle i-cord edging to each of the long sides.

Sleeve  (make 2)
With waste yarn and ravel cord, ewrap cast on (32, 34, 38) sts, (16, 17, 19) needles each side of bed. Reset Rc to 000.

K (6, 6, 6) rows in 2×1 rib pattern -leaving edge stitches as knit stitches, hand transfer every 3rd stitch to a purl.

Knit (6, 2, 2) rows.  RC (12, 8, 8) 

Increase 1 stitch every (4, 2, 2) rows.  Alternate side of bed of each increase.  Repeat for a total of (16, 38, 42) increases, and total needles in work on bed is (48, 72, 80), or (24, 36, 40) on each side of bed.  RC (76, 84, 92) 

Knit (6, 2, 2) rows.  RC (82, 86, 94) 

Bind off.

Seaming and Cuff:  
Join short sides of body section to large section of sleeves.  Note – the larger the size the larger the offset of the sleeve to the body dimension.  If sleeve is narrower, sew in center of the body section or ease in extra amount of body into the length of sleeve seam. 

Seam length of sleeves together to form a tube.  

Bind off.

How to Wrap:
To wear with cross in front: insert right arm.  Wrap scarf section around the front of the body, over the left arm, around the back, over the right arm, and insert left arm.  

To wear with cross in back: insert right arm.  Wrap scarf section around the back of the body, over the left arm, around the front, over the right arm, and insert left arm.