Honeycomb Wrap
Inspired by the traditions of the Aran Islands, our Honeycomb Wrap hones in on one of the most common stitch patterns of the style. This simple cable stitch pattern creates a distinctive texture, deep with associations and beauty.

And in a wonderful melding of cultures, we knit up our Aran-style wrap in our Peruvian Good Wool, straight from the Andean highlands. It is just as good as its Irish cousins at creating well-defined stitches and textures, and it also happens to be soft, lofty, and super affordable!

We used Heirloom White to pay homage to traditional fishermen sweaters and to the knitters who made them, but we’re pretty sure they’d be honored to see this Honeycomb Wrap in Good Wool’s other beautiful undyed colors, too!

As mesmerizing to look at as it is to knit, this pattern moves right past the cast on into the little, deep pockets that form the all-over comb motif. It’s the kind of knitting that is at once enthralling and calming. And in the end, you’ll have knit a scarf just as heirloom-worthy as what inspired it!
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Materials
- 4 skeins of Purl Soho’s Good Wool, 100% undyed Andean Highland wool yarn. Each skein of this sport weight yarn is 383 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1,532 yards required. We used Heirloom White.
- US 5 (3.75mm), 24-inch circular needles
- US 6 (4mm), 24-inch circular needles
- A cable stitch holder
Gauge
36 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in cable pattern
Size
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 15 inches wide x 64 inches long
Notes
Slip Stitches
Slip all stitches purlwise.
Cable Stitches
C4F: Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
C4B: Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
Our Cable Tutorial shows you the basic steps of working a cable. The cable in the tutorial requires you to slip 3 stitches instead of 2, but the concept is the same!
Stitch Multiple
This pattern is worked over a multiple of 8 stitches, plus 4.
Pattern
Cast On
With the smaller needles and using a Long Tail Cast On, cast on 140 stitches.
Row 1 (wrong side): Slip 2 with yarn in front (wyif), purl to end of row.
Cable Pattern
Change to larger needles…
Row 1 (right side): Slip 2 with yarn in back (wyib), *C4B (see Notes), C4F (see Notes), repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 2 wyif, purl to end of row.
Row 3: Slip 2 wyib, knit to end of row.
Row 4: Slip 2 wyif, purl to end of row.
Row 5: Slip 2 wyib, *C4F, C4B, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 6: Slip 2 wyif, purl to end of row.
Row 7: Slip 2 wyib, knit to end of row.
Row 8: Slip 2 wyif, purl to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1-8 until piece measures about 67 inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 5.
Bind Off
Change to smaller needles…
Next Row (wrong side): Slip 2 wyif, purl to end of row.
Bind off knitwise.
Finishing
Weave in ends and wet block, laying flat to dry.

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This is a beautiful wrap and definitely going on my list. Is the wrap in the picture without the model the same dimensions as in the picture with the model? If not, how much did you add to the width to achieve the look that the model is wearing?
Thanks!
Deb
Hi Deb,
Thanks for writing in! All of the pictures above are of the same wrap in the same width!
Best,
Cassy
Wish you would show the reverse side too so we know what that looks like!
Hi!
Thanks for writing in! There are a few images above that show the back! The second and third images down, show the wrap folded with both the back and the front showing! It can be a bit difficult to tell the difference so just look for the purl bumps and that will be the back!
Best,
Cassy
could you tell me what I would need to make this pattern into a baby blanket?
Hello Susan,
Thank you for reaching out! If you are making a blanket that is 30″ by 40″ I would recommend casting on 284 and then just keep going until you have reached 40″. You will need 5 to 6 skeins of yarn.
I hope this all makes sense and let me know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
There is beige yarn in the center of the honeycomb on your scarf. Can you give the pattern for this, please.
Hi Alice,
Thanks for writing in! This scarf is knit using just one color! The shadows created by the cables can make the center color appear to be a different color depending on the lighting (we even see this in real life in the shop) but it is made using just one color!
Best,
Cassy
How can we download a printer-friendly copy of this pattern? Although the photos are lovely, I don’t necessarily want to print them all out. It’s a lot of ink! BTW, thank you for offering the gorgeous patterns that you share!
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for writing in and for your kind words! You can certainly download or print a more printer friendly version of this and all of our patterns!
If you’re on a desktop version of the site, you will find a “print” icon in the right column just below the date and tags. If you’re on a mobile version of the site, you will find a “print” icon below the pattern and above the comments.
Follow the easy on-screen instructions to delete whichever parts of the pattern you don’t want to print or save. For example, you may decide to shorten the pattern by omitting certain images or the list of materials. To remove images, click the drop down next to the image icon and change from 100% to 0%.
Best,
Cassy
Wow, Cassy, thank you so very much! I just printed it out, and I’m so excited about making it! I really appreciate your help! With gratitude, Rebecca
If I didn’t want this so wide, how many stitches would I put on? I was thinking more of 12″ wide.
This is a beautiful pattern.
Maryann
Hi Maryann,
Thanks for writing in! This pattern is worked over a multiple of 8 stitches, plus 4. If you are getting the correct gauge you will need to cast on about 108 stitches for a 12 inch wrap.
Best,
Carly
If I wanted to use the pattern to make an Afghan that was about 42 x 60, how many stitches would I want to cast on? And how many yards do you think I would need?
Hello Debbie,
Thank you for reaching out! If you cast on 420 stitches you should get a width of 45 inches, if you would like to adjust this width you will just want to be sure that you cast on is a multiple of 8 + 4. For example 52 x 8 + 4 = 420. You will need 12 skeins to make a blanket that is 45×60.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi,
Can this wrap be knit in other yarns to make it a lightweight wrap for Spring/Summer? If so, can you recommend some other Purl Soho yarns? Thank you!
Angie
Hello Angela,
Thank you for reaching out! I would suggest trying this pattern with our Understory Yarn.
I hope this helps and Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Lovely texture…thanks for the stitch count needed for various sizes.That is very helpful.
Julie
Hi! So many beautiful projects – where to begin? I was thinking of working this lovely scarf in the Koigu Kersti Merino Crepe – do you think that texture would complement this pattern? About how many skeins would I use if I were to make a 12″ wide scarf like Maryann inquired about above? Thank you!
Hello Charlene,
Thank you for reaching out and for your kind words! I think this scarf would be beautiful in Kersti. If you would like to use this yarn for a scarf approximately 12″ wide you will need 8 Skeins.
I hope this helps and Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hello!
I’m in love with this pattern, but I have a doubt… I want to know if it’s possible to make this scarf working with straight needles, as I don’t know ho to use the circular ones… If so, can you please explain how to?
Thank you!
Iolanda
Hi Lolanda!
Thanks for your question! The reason we recommend the circular needles is because the wrap is too wide to knit on straight needles. You can use straight needles if you knit a narrower version. This pattern is worked over a multiple of 8 stitches, plus 4.
I hope this helps!
Carly
Yes! Thank you!
lolanda,
I use circular needles to knit almost everything! Although they are designed to knit garments or other items in the round, without seams, you can also use them to knit things in the same way you use straight needles – going “back and forth” across your garment or shawl. Just as Carly writes below, this shawl is wide, and wouldn’t fit on straight needles – so the cable of the circular needles provides a place for all that width of knitted fabric to “hang” as you work back and forth knitting it. Does that make sense? Good luck, and happy knitting!
Beautiful! Any idea when the white yarn will be back in stock?
Hi Mary,
Thanks for reaching out! Our mill is making this lovely yarn at present! While we do not have an ETA, you can sign up to be notified when we get it back in! To do so, you will go to the product page, select the color and enter your email address! We will then email you as soon as we get it back in stock!
Best,
Cassy
Can you recommend a cotton (or non-wool) yarn that would give this same look. Thank you.
Hi Cathy!
Thanks for writing in! Cotton Pure might be a good substitute for Good Wool in this pattern. The gauge is a little bit different so I would recommend doing a gauge swatch to be sure you are using the right needles!
Best,
Carly
This is beautiful and I cannot wait to make the scarf. Coincidentally, I was around looking for a pattern to do a cover for a large pillow in honeycomb. Thank you for the recommendations for adapting to other projects. I have a feeling I am going to be perfecting my honeycomb! Love every project you put up.
I assume to make this into a cowl all that is different is a provisional cast on and 3-needle or similar bind off? Do you see any reason that this wouldn’t work?
Hi Raquel,
Thanks for writing in! I think that this would work wonderfully! The only small issue that you may run into is that kitchenering or using a three needle bind off, may make the edges outermost edges splay out a bit. To counteract this, you may just need to take the edges in when you are done!
Best,
Cassy
I would like to knit this pattern in a sockweight yarn that is 50 g weight with 7 st/inch on a size 2 needle (only 178 yds/skein), for a much lighter weight scarf.
The honeycomb pattern in the Good Wool yarn indicates the gauge knits 9 st/in in the pattern, which I find difficult to believe when the gauge of the yarn indicates 5-5.5 st/inch. My quandry is how much yarn I will need to buy in the sockweight yarn to achieve a similar size scarf? Can you help me with this??
Hi Ruth,
Thanks for writing in! I think that I can help! The gauge here is given in pattern! For cables, this means that the gauge will be quite different than if it were given in stockinette and cables pull in the work quite a bit! Good Wool has a stockinette gauge of 5 – 5.5 stitches per inch but when cabled in this pattern is 9 stitches per inch! For a yarn with 7 stitches per inch in stockinette, I would wager that you would get between 11 and 13 stitches per inch in pattern here. Based on this gauge, you will need between 14 and 16 skeins of the yarn that you would like to use to get a wrap of equal size!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Has anyone tried making this with the Good Wool bundle? I was thinking of using four of the skeins to create a sort of ombre effect throughout the wrap but I wanted to also see if there was a recommended way to join in additional colors in this pattern so as to appear seamless on both sides.
Hello Ellie,
Thank you for reaching out- I think this is a great idea! I think that placing the stripe on one of the knit rows would be best.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
I, too, am thinking of making this using the Good Wool bundle. To address your join question, I’m thinking of trying spit splice and russian join to see which works better. i love using spit splice on 100% wool (not superwash) projects. Looking forward to working on this project!
would you give me alternatives of the yarn for the Honeycomb Wrap, seems what you suggested for the pattern is “out of stock!”
Thanks
Hi,
Thanks for reaching out! We will certainly be getting more Good Wool back in stock! In fact, our mill is currently making it. While we do not have a firm ETA, we are hoping that we will have it back in soon. You can sign up to be notified when we get it back in stock. To do so, go to the product page, select the color that you are interested in and enter your email address. When we get it back in stock, we will email you!
If you would like an alternate option, you could use 12 skeins of Far or 7 skeins of Understory or 11 skeins of Brooklyn Tweed Arbor. These other options would be heavier than the original as Good Wool is spun in such a way that it is quite a bit lighter with greater yardage than yarns of the same gauge. Just something to consider when making your decision!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Cassy
Thanks soo much for the suggestions….while I have your attention, another question….I just finished the “Seafaring Scarf” used Alpaca Pure . Am a tad dissapointed in the outcome of the yarn..It sheds all over whatever I’m wearing, Especially fleece. I live in Boston thus that is a main stay!! My question is, could you suggest a yarn for the Honey Comb wrap that will NOT shed…. but keep the finished look.
Thanks again for your help,
Robin
Hi Robin,
Thanks for writing back! Alpaca does tend to bloom and shed in the beginning! Over time, this will lessen but we certainly understand if this is not for you! The Good Wool that we used here does not tend to bloom or shed and holds up quite well! I’d recommend staying with the Good Wool here! The sample is quite lovely and is standing up very well to all of the handling it receives in the shop!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Cassy
Thanks soo much for the advice…Have you any clue as to when this will be back in stock?
Again Thanks, Robin
Hi Robin,
You asked just in time! Our Good Wool was just restocked yesterday in all colors!
Thanks and happy knitting!
Julianna
I love the Honeycomb wrap and thought I bought the correct yarn to do it, but after winding my skeins and sittin down to knit I discovered I bought the wrong yarn? I bought 2 skeins of cattail silk! What can I do? Can I still use it for this pattern or can you please suggest another pattern I can use this beautiful yarn for? Thank you!
Hi Carol,
Oh no, that’s too bad! Although the Cattail Silk is not the correct weight for the Honeycomb Wrap, you bought the perfect amount of yarn to make our Terrace Wrap or most sizes of our Circular Yoke Summer Shirt. Hopefully one of these projects catches your fancy – both of them turn out lovely and you have all the yarn you need for either!
I hope that helps!
Julianna
Can you please tell me how I would knit this with another color in the center of the honeycomb?
Thanks for the help!
Hello Kathy,
Thanks for writing in! This scarf is knit using just one color! The shadows created by the cables can make the center color appear to be a different color depending on the lighting (we even see this in real life in the shop) but it is made using just one color! I have to say I’m not sure how you would knit with two colors. You could try experimenting with using Intarsia, though I’m not sure if this will work or not.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hì , the pattern looks lovely but It seems like it is knit in stockinette right ? Can you please tell me whether it curls or not ?
Hello Anna,
Thank you for reaching out! This wrap is knit using a beautiful cabled pattern, so thankfully, it does not curl.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
I love this pattern. If I want to make a scarf instead of a wrap, about how many stitches should I cast on? Thank you!
Hi Amy,
Thanks for writing in and great question! This will really depend on how wide you would like you scarf to be! This pattern is worked over a multiple of 8 stitches, plus 4 so based on the gauge that you are getting in pattern and how wide you would like it to be, you can figure out your cast on. If you would like an 8 inch wide scarf and you are getting the same gauge that we are (36 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches in cable pattern), you would cast on roughly 68 stitches (8 stitches per inch x 8 inches = 72, so the closest math that works is 68-4=64/8=8).
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Hi I would like to work this in understory and make a cowl.. any suggestions in how many skeins I would need and suggestions for cowl? Thank you
Hello Emily,
Thank you for reaching out! Understory is slightly thicker than Good Wool, so you might want to experiment with going up one needle size to achieve a texture that you are happy with. I would estimate that you will need 4 skeins of Understory for a cowl version of this (Understory has less yardage than Good Wool per skein) for a double wrap Cowl depending on how wide you would like it. Once you have decided on dimensions you can knit up a little gauge swatch to determine how many stitches to cast on!
I hope this helps and lest us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
I have accidentally been given a most inappropriate synthetic yarn. It’s like a single strand but has a “fringe” along its length.
I can only visualise it being used for a wide summer scarf or coverup.
Would this stitch suit this patttern – which is really lovely?!
Hello Lynn,
Thank you for reaching out and for your kind words! It is hard to know how this unique yarn will behave with this stitch until you are able to actually see it knit up. I would recommend knitting up a little gauge swatch to see if you are happy with it before jumping in.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi there! Please forgive me, as I cannot for the life of me figure out the formula for increasing the width of the wrap, which is stunning by the way! I would like mine wider = 24 inches. How many would I chain and how much yarn would I need. Thank you SO much!
Hi Kathleen,
Great questions! The stitch pattern for the Honeycomb Wrap works over any multiple of 8 stitches plus 4. If you are working at our gauge of 36 stitches to 4 inches in the cable pattern, you would need to cast on 220 stitches, and you would need 7 or 8 skeins of Good Wool. I would recommend ordering 8 skeins, and if you do not need the eighth skein, you can return any unwound yarn for store credit.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
Thank you for this wonderful pattern – I’m almost done with my wrap. I would like to knit a matching hat with a ribbed bottom part and honeycomb body, and I’m sure I can do the computing for number of stitches. But I’m unsure about what to do about the crown decrease. Do you have suggestions what I could do to kind of stay in the pattern? Or is a regular decrease in stockinette stitch the best option? Thank you in advance!
Hi Anna,
Thanks for reaching out! Decreasing in a cabled piece while staying in pattern can be quite a challenge! To maintain as much of the pattern as possible without making things too difficult, I would suggest placing 4 markers evenly spaced around the hat and decreasing by working a SSK before and a K2tog after each marker and working the stitches in between in pattern, omitting the cables on the edges of each section as you run out of stitches. It may take some trial and error to find a decrease method that you like the look of, but this is what I would start with!
Best of luck and happy knitting!
Julianna
Thank you for the reply, I‘ll try your suggestion!
Here’s what I ended up doing / being happy with: I did place the 4 markers, but then did 2 SSK before and 2 K2tog in rows 2, 4, 6, and 8 of the pattern. That way, I decreased 8 stitches right next to each other between cabling rounds and the pattern stayed where it was.
This is lovely and one of my favourite patterns which I often use in blankets. Do you have any plans to add any UK stockests for your yarn? I love your patterns but always have to source yarn substitutes ( I realise you will ship internationally but as the service is not internationally tracked it is too risky, not to mention the additional duty costs).
Here’s hoping ?
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out and for your lovely compliment! We currently only sell our yarn through our own shop, but we appreciate you enthusiasm and suggestion!
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hello, I love this pattern and would like to use my good wool bundle to make a baby blanket and see that you have some suggestions here for number of stitches to cast on. In case I fail at a test swatch ( never done cable before!) I may use the good wool bundle for the super easy baby balnket pattern. Could you rcommend how many stsiches to cast on to get a nice size super easy baby blanket using the whole of the good wool bundle? Thanks in anticipation!
Hi Julie,
Good luck with your practice swatch – I hope you enjoy cables! While looking quite impressive and complex, I think you will find they are deceptively easy to knit! If you do decide you would rather knit a Super Easy Baby Blanket, I would use a US 6 needle and cast on about 160 stitches. Since you will be using five colors instead of seven, you will need to knit each stripe about 8 inches wide. It is hard to say if that will use up all of each skein without a bit of test knitting, so I would recommend weighing your first skein when you are about half way through the first stripe. If you find that you have used significantly less than half of the skein by weight, you could always start over and cast on more stitches to make a wider blanket.
Best of luck and happy knitting!
Julianna
Thank you Julianna! These are excellent tips. I will definitely try the cable and perhaps the super easy as well. One for challenging the brain and one for pure relaxing ?
Help!! I have tried this beautiful pattern only to have to unravel and start it over! I do great and have the little “hole” part of the honeycomb and then all of a sudden the hole disappears and it just looks like a basic cable blending into another cable. I wish I’d taken a picture before I pulled it apart but I didn’t. I’ve done it 3 times now which for me is about 8 hours of knitting gone. Do you have any advice for me?
Hello Grace,
Thank you for reaching out! It is true that it is a bit tricky to know what could be going on without seeing a photo, but one though I have is that something might be happening with your order of cables. Is it possible that when you are going back to row one that you are accidentally starting with a C4F instead of a C4B?
I hope we can get to the bottom of this!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Can i use line weight to make this pattern?
Hi Lily,
Thanks for reaching out! Line Weight is quite a bit thinner than the Good Wool we used for this wrap; however, if you hold it double, it should turn out to just about the right weight!
I hope that helps!
Julianna
aloha
This looks really beautiful and I would love to make it for my daughter. But the pattern says EASY and it seems pretty difficult to me as I am a very beginner back to knitting. Can you recommend any tutorials for me to watch?
mahalo
shelly
Hi Shelly,
Thanks for writing in and for the kind words!For all of our projects, we don’t rate the difficulty because we want people to feel free to try things that are “too hard” for them; we want to encourage people to discover that learning new techniques enriches the process of making; and we don’t want to put people in a box that says, “You can make this but not this.” We do try to describe the skills involved with a pattern so that customers know what they’re getting into, but ultimately, we hope that you will take little leaps into the unknown and find that the satisfaction was worth the challenge!
For this pattern, it is a bit more on the intermediate side. Once you get the hang of the cables though, it has a lovely rhythm that is very achievable. We do have a handy cable tutorial that can be found here. There are also a good number of tutorials available on YouTube for cables that can be quite helpful!
Remember, we’re always here to help!
Cassy
Absolutely love the pattern and the slip stitches at the edge makes a beautiful finished edge! Using the recommended needle size and Good Wool. I have casted on 284 stitches for a small blanket and have knit about 5 inches now. The bottom is still rolling up nearly to my needles. Is this rolling to be expected? I am wondering if I should start again with a size or 2 larger needles or if it should lay flat after gently wet blocking?
Hello Roxie,
Thank you for reaching out! Yes, wet blocking will do wonders to flatten your blanket. Going up a size in needle will also help, though I would reccomend swatching beforehand, and blocking your swatch, to make sure you are happy with the texture.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi! I’m just about to start this beautiful pattern. I have my 140 stitches cast on and I’m stuck at the first step. It says slip two then purl the rest. I did that, meaning I slipped two stitches from the left needle to the right needle, then started to purl. I realized that was wrong somehow when I saw the working yarn making janky connection as if joining in the round. Am I misunderstanding that first step? Thanks for any guidance!
Never mind!! I figured it out 🙂 I was just coming off a project joined in the round and I think my brain was just not clicking over to knitting in the round without joining haha can’t wait to see how my wrap turns out!
Are the stitches slipped knitwise or purlwise
Sorry, I just saw that the stitches are slipped purlwise… Thank you
Hi. I’ve noted that your needle size conversion may be inaccurate. A US size 5 needle converts to a 5.5 mm and a US size 6 needle converts to size 5 mm. Your instructions show the conversion from the US sizes to 3.75 and 4 mm. Wondering which size I should use. Thanks!
Hi Debra,
Thanks for reaching out! Our Needle conversion is correct! The US to MM sizes are based off of the standard conversion, a US 5 needle is a 3.75 mm and a US 6 needle is a 4mm (a 5mm is a US 8 and a 5.5mm is a US 9) So for this patter you should use a US 5 (3.75 mm) and a US 6 needle (4mm.)
I hope this clears things up!
Warmly,
Gianna
I have started this wrap using wool yarn that raised and hand-dyed in indigo by my cousin. Unfortunately I didn’t know exactly how long the skeins were and I see now that I am not going to have enough to finish it and she doesn’t have anymore skeins to match it. I think I might continue to knit and stitch the ends together to make a cowl, though it might be a bit bulky as I’m knitting the wrap width? Any recommendation on a stitch that would look the most seamless to stitch the ends together? Its an absolutely beautiful pattern!
Hi Carroll,
Thanks for reaching out! I would suggest using Mattress Stitch to seam the cowl together! It should work pretty well with the edges of the cowl and not be too bulky.
I hope this helps, happy knitting!
Gianna
Do I need 4 or 5 for this? It says I need 1614 yards but 4 skeins is only 1532.
Hi Anne,
Thanks for reaching out! You should be able to finish this project with exactly 4 skeins. We include a 10% buffer in all of our recommended yardages, so that’s where the extra yards come from. 4 skeins should be fine, but I also wanted to let you know that we accept returns of skeins in their original condition. So if you purchase 5 skeins, I’d recommend only winding each one until you’re certain you need to use it. That way, you can return the 5th one for store credit if you don’t end up using it!
All the best,
Lili
Hello!
This is a beautiful pattern. I’d love to use it to knit a baby blanket using Santolina yarn (because it’s machine washable and I love the colours), but note that it’s not as thick as Good Wool… any tips on how to adjust the pattern?
Hi Shelly,
Thanks for reaching out, and Santolina is a great choice! Since it is a different weight, and you’ll be casting on for a different width as well, you’ll just need to adjust the amount of stitches you cast on.
To figure out your cast-on number, you will want to first knit a gauge swatch in pattern. Once you know how many stitches you are getting per inch, you can multiply that number by the width that you would like and cast on the nearest multiple of 8 + 4 stitches. Then you can follow the pattern as written!
All the best,
Lili