If you’ve ever savored the first sip of strong steaming coffee or celebrated the discovery of a twenty in an old jacket pocket, then you know that joy can be found around any corner. Our Elementary Wrap in our newest yarn, Tussock, celebrates simple surprises and uncomplicated pleasures.

Elementary Wrap In Tussock | Purl Soho

Holding two strands of our mohair-silk Tussock together, this knit flies off your needles in a glowing, soft halo.  We love using two different colors for a marled texture that adds depth to an otherwise super simple flat piece.

Elementary Wrap In Tussock | Purl Soho

In our version, brilliant Bright Thistle glimmers through rich Ripe Boysenberry, but we also love combos like Blue Lagoon and Balsam Green, as  deep as the ocean, and Orange Pekoe with Wild Guava for a reflection of fall’s beauty.

Elementary Wrap In Tussock | Purl Soho

Often, simple doesn’t mean easy, but with our Elementary Wrap in Tussock you get both. For yourself or a loved one, this wrap is rich and deep, curiously luminous and absolutely beautiful!

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 45 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

Elementary Wrap In Tussock | Purl Soho

Originally designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.

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Materials

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  • Color A: 3 skeins of Purl Soho’s Tussock, 60% super fine kid mohair and 40% silk. Each skein of this fingering-weight yarn is 328 yards/ 25 grams; approximately 924 yards required. We used Bright Thistle.
  • Color B: 3 skeins of Tussock; approximately 924 yards required. We used Ripe Boysenberry.
  • US 6 (4 mm) straight or circular needles

And four more color combinations that we think are just as pretty!…

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Color A: Pink Joy; Color B: Wild Guava

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Color A: Orange Pekoe; Color B: Wild Guava

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Color A: Squash Blossom; Color B: Lightning Yellow

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Color A: Blue Lagoon; Color B: Balsam Green

Gauge

24 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch, holding Colors A and B together

Size

Finished Dimensions: 18 inches wide x 73 inches long

Notes

Throughout this pattern you will hold two strands of Tussock together as you work. The easiest way to do this is to pull from two balls at once.

Pattern

Holding Color A and Color B together, cast on 108 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.

Row 1 (wrong side): K1, p1, k1, purl to last three stitches, k1, p1, k1.

Row 2 (right side): K2, p1, knit to last three stitches, p1, k2.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until piece measures approximately 73 inches, ending with a wrong-side row.

Bind-Off Row (right side): Bind off in pattern.

Weave in the ends and wet block flat.

Elementary Wrap In Tussock | Purl Soho

LEARN ABOUT TUSSOCK + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS

Tussock is impossible to replace! Spun and dyed in Japan, it is 60% super fine kid mohair, the softest quality there is, plus 40% silk, which is much more than most mohair-silk blends and makes for a super lustrous yarn. Technically a fine lace-weight, Tussock’s mohair blooms so beautifully that we prefer to use it as a fingering-weight yarn, either alone on US 3-6 needles or alongside other yarns for plumping up a companion or deepening its complexity. Choose from 26 gorgeous colors, inspired by juicy, ripe berries and mimosas in bloom, lapping waters and zippy wildflowers… Pure joy!

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