Sumptuous and substantial, cozy and beautiful, our Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap is very good at making you feel great. Stepping out of the bath, lounging poolside, or hitting the beach, this is the perfect towel for a little R and R!

Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap | Purl Soho

A simple play of stockinette and reverse stockinette divides the Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap into three triangles. This subtle shift in stitch pattern applied to a bold geometric layout makes for an easy knit and an interesting design.

Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap | Purl Soho

And that’s just the bones… The real fun begins when you cast on with our new Lantern cotton-linen blend! This fiber works like a charm for drying off, but it also has a decadent heft and soft and nubbly texture that just feels wonderful, as worthy of coveting as any hotel towel, but better because it’s made by you!

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Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap | Purl Soho

Designed for Purl Soho by Nicole Milano.

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MATERIALS

Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap | Purl Soho
  • 9 skeins of Purl Soho’s Lantern, 61% cotton and 39% linen. Each skein is 164 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1,476 yards required. We used Platinum Gray.
  • US 5 (3.75 mm), 40-inch circular needles
  • A stitch marker

GAUGE

22 stitches x 30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZE

Finished Dimensions: Approximately 36 inches wide by 52 inches long

NOTES

AVOID COLOR POOLING

To avoid color pooling, alternate skeins at the beginning of each right-side row, carrying the yarn up the right side of the work. Check out our tutorial for more instructions!

INDICATE RIGHT SIDE

You may find it helpful to place a removable stitch marker or piece of scrap yarn on the right side of the work so you can easily stay oriented.

SLIP STITCHES

Slip all slipped stitches purlwise.

PATTERN

Using a basic Long Tail Cast On, cast on 200 stitches.

TRIANGLE 1 + FIRST HALF OF TRIANGLE 2

Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 with yarn in front (wyif, see Notes), purl to last stitch, place marker (pm), k1.

Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1 wyif, remove marker, p1, k1, replace marker on right-hand needle, knit to end of row.

Row 3 (right side): Slip 1 wyif, purl to marker, slip marker (sm), knit to end of row.

Row 4 (wrong side): Slip 1 wyif, purl to marker, remove marker, p1, k1, replace marker on right-hand needle, knit to end of row.

Repeat Rows 3 and 4, ending with the Row 3 where only 1 stitch remains to the right of the stitch marker.

Next Row (wrong side): Slip 1 wyif, purl to marker, remove marker, p1.

SECOND HALF OF TRIANGLE 2 + TRIANGLE 3

Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 with yarn in back (wyib), k1, pm, knit to end of row.

Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1 wyif, purl to marker, sm, knit to end of row.

Row 3 (right side): Slip 1 wyif, purl to marker, remove marker, p1, k1, replace marker on right-hand needle, knit to end of row.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3, ending with the Row 3 where only 1 stitch remains to the left of the stitch marker.

Next Row (wrong side): Slip 1 wyib, remove marker, knit to end of row.

Loosely bind off purlwise.

Weave in ends and block gently.

Cotton + Linen Bath Wrap | Purl Soho

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