Wrap Style: 24 Inspirational Shawls, Ponchos, and Capelets to Knit and Crochet

You're seeing them everywhere lately, from magazine covers to high-fashion runways - shawls, ponchos, and capelets are all the rage because they look fabulous on everyone, no matter the occasion!

Following in the footsteps of the extraordinarily popular Scarf Style, Wrap Style: Innovative to Traditional, 24 Inspirational Shawls, Ponchos, and Capelets to Knit and Crochet is a collection of 24 classic and contemporary wraps from 18 knitwear designers, including Lily Chin, Teva Durham, Nicky Epstein, Norah Gaughan, Deborah Newton, and Jo Sharp.

The designs for these ponchos, capes, stoles, and capelets vary from simple to challenging and explore shape and silhouette possibilities in a host of techniques including stitch patterns, color work, lace, beads, crochet, and felt.

Also included is an in-depth chapter on designing and a clearly illustrated glossary that provides all the information necessary for even a novice knitter to successfully create one-of-a-kind fashions.

• Asymmetry (Jo Sharp)- Off-Center Cape - Two ribbed rectangles sewn together and fastened with an off-center button
• Rap On Stripes (Véronik Avery)- Striped Poncho where simple stripes add interest
• Spiral Shell (Deborah Newton)- Spiral lace capelet, a shoulder-hugging tube in a spiral lace pattern
• Moon Beads (Lily Chin)- Beaded crochet capelet - the lacy look of crochet accented with beads
• Green Sleeves (Teva Durham)- A body-hugging tank top with detached "sleeves"
• Tzarina Wrap (Norah Gaughan)- Two-button capelet with asymmetrical closure
• Chanson en Crochet (Mari Lynn Patrick)- Lacy crochet capelet with for around the shoulders
• Shetland Triangle (Evelyn A. Clark)- Fir cone shawl - traditional lace pattern in a triangular shawl
• Grand Plan Top-Down Capelets (Ann Budd)- Pullover or cardigan versions of the Grand Plan Capelets worked from the neck down in three sizes and five gauges
• Nordic Lights (Pam Allen)- Fair Isle Capelet with traditional Fair Isle patterning
• Wandering Aran Fields (Norah Gaughan)- Aran capelet with bold cables and a high, collared neck
• Off-Center Argyle (Teva Durham)- A new take on the classic argyle poncho pattern
• Tapestry Garden (Nicky Epstein)- Jacobean capelet with a floral color work pattern, felted and embroidered, and topped off with a commercial fur collar.
• Shoulder Cozy (Mari Lynn Patrick)- A lofty shoulder wrap held in place with a single button
• Cashmere Crossings (Kathy Zimmerman)- A large, cabled cashmere stole
• Viva La Poncho (Deborah Newton)- A galway poncho with rugged high-neck and Fair Isle patterning
• Wrapped In Tradition (Shirley Paden)- A shoulder-hugging lace tube poncho
• Fluted Ribs (Robin Melanson)- A collared capelet shaped with short rows
• Twisty Turns (Norah Gaughan)- A twisted shoulder-hugging glam tube
• Guinevere (Kathleen Power Johnson)- A feather-light Cinderella mohair wrap in a spiral-shaped shawl with a lacy border
• Shadow Dance (Nancy Marchant)- A capelet with two-color ribs worked in lofty brioche stitch
• Enchante (Leigh Radford)- A mohair sleeve with attached "scarf" fits on one arm and a stand along sleeve fits on the other arm.
• Tailored Froth (Mari Lynn Patrick)- A true retro look, a capelet complete with velvet bow and trim
• Victorian Velvet (Annie Modesitt)- A Victorian shrug with front ties made from felted chenille for the look of velvet.

• Wraps: Variations on a Theme
• A Matter of Shape
• Designing Your Own Wrap
• Details Make the Difference
• Closures