When we get our hands on a particularly special yarn, our first impulse is to cast on an Elementary Wrap to enjoy its splendor. As expected, this simplest of knits is absolutely lovely in Morning and feels as fresh as a bird’s chirp through an open window!

Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho

This beautiful swath of stockinette stitch is the perfect thing to wrap around yourself in the glow of the rising sun. Soft and sturdy, with a lovely hand, you might just keep the Elementary Wrap in Morning with you throughout the day! 

Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho
Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho

You can make the wrap shown here with five skeins of Morning or a scarf version with only three. This machine washable mix of 75% organically grown cotton and 25% yak comes in a lovely rainbow of soft bright hues, so pick your favorite up-with-the-sun color and cast on!

Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho

Originally designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.

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Materials

Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho
  • 3 (5) skeins of Purl Soho’s Morning, 75% organically grown cotton and 25% yak. Each skein is 191 yards; approximately 573 (955) yards required. We used Tender Green.
  • US 6 (4 mm) straight or 24-inch circular needles

GAUGE

20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES

Scarf (Wrap)

Finished Dimensions: 10 (18) inches wide x 70 inches long

PATTERN

Using a Long Tail Cast On, cast on 50 (90) stitches.

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 70 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 block as desired.

Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho
Elementary Wrap In Morning | Purl Soho