A yarn like Simply Camel doesn’t come along every day, so when it does, we like to give it some room to be its unadulterated self!

Elementary Wrap In Simply Camel | Purl Soho

One hundred percent undyed baby camel, Simply Camel is so absolutely soft and luscious, all that is required is stockinette stitch and lots of it… Enter the Elementary Wrap!

Elementary Wrap In Simply Camel | Purl Soho

A great swath of knit 1 row, purl 1 row, with a tidy edge detail, our Elementary Wrap In Simple Camel is remarkably simple but stunningly beautiful. It drapes and swings; it’s voluminous and elegant, soft and cuddly.

Elementary Wrap In Simply Camel | Purl Soho

You’ll need four skeins for a 10-inch wide scarf or seven for the 18-inch wrap shown here. Either way, cast on for this soothingly simple, simply gorgeous knit!

Elementary Wrap In Simply Camel | Purl Soho

Originally designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.

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Materials

Elementary Wrap In Simply Camel | Purl Soho
  • 4 (7) skeins of Purl Soho’s Simply Camel, 100% undyed baby camel. Each skein is 164 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 656 (1,148) yards required.
  • US 3 (3.25 mm) straight or 24-inch circular needles

Gauge

26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Size

Scarf (Wrap)

Finished Dimensions: 10 (18) inches wide x 68 inches long

Sample: We knit the Wrap size.

Pattern

Cast on 65 (117) 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 68 inches from cast-on edge, 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 Simply Camel | Purl Soho
Elementary Wrap In Simply Camel | Purl Soho