Triangle Garter Wrap in Nine-Note Bundle
Cast on for our free Triangle Garter Wrap pattern and hear the sweet song of our Nine-Note Bundle!
You start with just two stitches, then add an easy knit-front-and-back increase and a simple slip stitch to keep the edges neat, then watch as your little triangle crescendos into a gorgeous wrap!
Knitting a Nine-Note Bundle into a triangle is a whole new rhythm for this gentle gradient, with each stripe getting shorter as it gets wider, a beautiful subtlety.
We cast on our Bluegrass wrap with the lightest shade, moving into the more saturated shades as the shawl expands, and did the opposite with the Begonia bundle. Light to dark or vice versa, the Nine-Note Bundle offers a wonderful opportunity to play with color!
If you haven’t knit with our Nine-Note Bundles, you should… It’s a truly magnificent experience! Because of the yarn’s many plied strands and high twist, it is plump and satisfying, buoyant and durable. And since the more twist a yarn has, the less supple it can feel, we started with the softest fine merino wool in the world (very nearly as soft as cashmere), then added 20% baby alpaca, a famously yielding and cozy touch.
Combining these two fibers also adds depth to the color, with alpaca’s natural luster, and richness to the feel, with the spring of merino and drape of alpaca. So, immerse yourself in the beauty of our Nine-Note Bundles and enjoy each magnificent stitch and every wondrous shift in color!
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Materials
Our Nine-Note Bundle includes…
- 9 skeins of 80% extra fine merino wool and 20% baby alpaca yarn. Each skein is 100 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 900 yards required. We knit our samples in the colors Begonia and Bluegrass. (NOTE: This yarn is only available in the Nine-Note Bundle.)
- A Purl Soho canvas tote bag
- A postcard with a link to this free pattern
You will also need…
- US 7 (4.5 mm), 24- and 40-inch circular needles (NOTE: You can use just the 40-inch needles, but they may be a bit unruly at the beginning of the project when you’re working only a few stitches!)
GAUGE
19 stitches and 38 rows (19 ridges) = 4 inches in garter stitch
NOTE: We used almost the entire bundle to make this Wrap. To avoid running short, please re-use your swatch yarn, double check your gauge, and be conservative with tails!
SIZE
- Finished Length of Wingspan: 59¾ inches
- Finished Length of Each Short Side: 41½ inches
- Finished Length from Cast-On Point to Middle of Bind-Off Edge: 29¾ inches
NOTES
COLOR SEQUENCE
You can start this project with either the darkest color, like our Begonia wrap, or the lightest color, like our Bluegrass wrap, depending on which look you prefer. Open your bundle on the side of the color you wish to start with and remove the skeins as you need them, starting with Color A, the cast-on color, and moving through Colors B-I in order. Note that it can be difficult to tell which color comes next if you mix up your skeins, so if you don’t want to leave them in the package, consider labeling them Color A to Color I as you remove them.
SLIP STITCHES
Slip all stitches purlwise with yarn in front, unless otherwise specified.
PATTERN
With Color A (see Notes) and using a cast on of your choice, cast 2 stitches onto shorter circular needles. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Row 1: K1, knit into front and back (kfb). [3 stitches]
Row 2: Slip 1 (see Notes), kfb, k1. [4 stitches]
Row 3: Slip 1, knit to last 2 stitches, kfb, k1. [1 stitch increased]
Repeat Row 3 until you have used all of Color A.
*With Color B, repeat Row 3 until you have used as much of Color B as you can, ending on the same side you ended Color A.
Repeat from * with Colors C-I, making sure to always switch colors on the same side. For Color I, end with a few yards left over for binding off.
With Color I, loosely bind off knitwise.
Weave in the ends and you’re done!
LEARN ABOUT NINE-NOTE BUNDLES + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS
The gorgeous gradient of our Nine-Note Bundle makes this project sing! A carefully calibrated scale of nine skeins ranging from very pale to very saturated, there is beautiful complexity in every harmonious color. A light worsted/DK-weight yarn, our Nine-Note Bundles are a mix of 80% of the softest extra fine merino wool in the world and 20% incredibly soft baby alpaca… It must be experienced to be believed!
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Again, can this be made smaller. It is too much fabric for a short, short-necked person. Can the pattern be altered by just starting as the pattern states and continuing until it measures the height (from tip to neck) and the width from tip to tip that I want?
Hi Lynn,
We are happy to hear you will be making the Triangle Garter Wrap! You can absolutely start the pattern the same way as the instruction and just knit until you reach your desired width. One thing to keep in mind is that since you will be knitting less than what is indicated in the pattern, we recommend keeping track of how many rows you knit in each color and to even out your transitions. I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
I actually have the opposite concern from Lynn Harvey. I am tall and would love to make the shawl larger. Thinking of just ordering an extra skein of the final color (or two). What do you think?
Hi Ellen,
That’s a great question as well! Adding an additional skein should work perfect for a larger shawl! Please let us know if you have any other questions and we would be happy to take a look!
Warmly,
Gavriella
Love this pattern. It is perfect for beginners and for octogenarians like myself who no longer want to deal with intricate patterns.
My question is….what is the best way to add the new color at the beginning of the row which happens to be slip stitch purlwise? Maybe slip the stitch and start the new yarn on the second stitch?
Hi Sue,
I’m so glad to hear that you love this pattern! Yes, you will start knitting with the next color on the second stitch.
All the best,
Lili
Would like to buy just a couple of skeins. What’s it called? Thanks and bon weekend!
Kristine
Hi Kristine,
I’m afraid that we are not able to sell the colors of the Nine-Note Bundle individually. I’m so sorry about that! They’re custom-dyed as a set to create that gradient and we’re not able to split it because of that. I’ll pass on the idea though and let the team know this is something you’d be interested in.
All the best,
Lili
What yarn do you recommend if I want to add anothe row to make it larger?
Hi Katherine,
Thank you for writing in! Knitting Yarn would work great for adding additional length to this project!
Happy making,
Gavriella
The yarn colors are beautiful and I’m excited to be working on this project! When changing colors, as long as I start at the beginning of a row (after slipping one stitch), does it matter which side I am on? There is no front or back, correct? Thanks!
Hi Kate,
Thanks for checking in about this! Actually, you’ll need to always change colors on the right side of your work. When switching colors in garter stitch, you’ll always end up with one row of overlapping colors on the wrong side, whereas there’s a clean switch between colors on the right side. You can use a removable stitch marker to mark the right side of the knit fabric since it’s hard to tell in garter stitch!
All the best,
Lili
Thank you, Lili! But oops — I am most of the way through the first color, but I didn’t think ahead and use a stitch marker. Is there a way for me to figure out which side is the right side?
No worries, if you haven’t changed colors yet, it doesn’t matter! Once you begin knitting with the second color though, you can designate the side you switched on as the right side and make sure to change to all the other colors on that side as well.
All the best,
Lili
Great – thanks for your help, Lili!
Would love to use the Nine Note Bundle to knit a blanket. How would this pattern be tweaked to create a blanket instead of a wrap? Or, if this pattern isn’t ideal for converting to a blanket, how would you use the Nine Note Bundle to knit your Rectangular Colorblock Bias Blanket, which is a favorite of mine. Thank you!
Hi Kim,
This pattern is essentially the same construction as the Rectangular Colorblock Bias Blanket, since it’s knit in garter stitch on the bias! I’d recommend following the Rectangular Colorblock Bias Blanket instructions though, just so you can have something to follow for the decrease section.
All the best,
Lili
If I wanted to do this in stockinette, would I just swap the kfb for pfb on the wrong (purl) side?
Hi Amy,
Yep, you can do exactly that! However, I want to let you know that stockinette stitch has the tendency to curl when knit flat. Because of that, stockinette stitch is probably not the best choice for this pattern since the curling will obscure the triangular shape somewhat. I’d recommend knitting up a small swatch to see if that’s something you still like the look of!
All the best,
Lili
Thanks! I know that stockinette curls, so I’m also going to add a 2 stitch I-cord to the edges.