Nine-Note Seed Stitch Wrap in A New Color
We’re thrilled to cue the beautiful new Wishing Well palette into our Nine-Note symphony, as we again celebrate rich, flowing color with our generous Nine-Note Seed Stitch Wrap!
This wrap is the perfect showcase for our Nine-Note Bundle, composed of nine skeins that begin with one carefully chosen color. Based on a classic value study, this color crescendo moves from very saturated to very pale tones.
Of course, there are all kinds of lovely things you can make to show off the gorgeous gradient of Nine-Note Bundles.
Knit a triangle with the Triangle Garter Wrap; knit in the round with the Arpeggio Cowl; or knit from the center out with the Nine-Note Double Seed Stitch Blanket. You can even combine your bundle with Season Alpaca to make the cleverly striped Rising Tide Scarf!
You’re sure to find a favorite color among our dozen intensely beautiful palettes… Perhaps our newest member of the band, Wishing Well, is singing your song? This uplifting and cheerful blue drifts from cerulean to palest sky blue, with every watery shade in between.
The yarn in our Nine-Note Bundle is as soft as can be, starting with the softest merino fiber in the world (its micron count, which measures the fineness and softest of the fiber, is comparable to cashmere!). Combined with incredibly soft baby alpaca, the yarn has a supple softness that’s really irresistible. Its light worsted weight knits up at a lively pace, too!
Whatever color strikes a chord, the Nine-Note Bundle comes in a Purl Soho canvas tote bag with a postcard that links to this free pattern… Though of course, you can use it to make any of our Nine-Note projects, or whatever else you can dream up!
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!
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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 all the colors, including a new one, Wishing Well! (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-inch circular needles
GAUGE
17½ stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches in seed stitch, blocked
NOTE: To ensure all your stripes are the same length, be sure to reuse your swatch yarn.
SIZE
Finished Dimensions: Approximately 15 inches wide x 68 inches long
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This pattern is worked over an odd number of stitches.
COLOR SEQUENCE
You will start with the darkest color in the color sequence, then move on to the color one shade lighter until you have used all nine skeins, from dark to light.
PATTERN
Starting with the darkest color, cast on 65 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Row 1: *K1, p1, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Repeat Row 1 until piece measures about 7½ inches from cast-on edge or until skein nearly runs out.
*Right-Side Row: Join next lighter color in the sequence (see Notes), and work Row 1.
Repeat Row 1 until this stripe measures the same as first stripe, ending with a wrong-side row (i.e. on the same side you finished the first skein so that all tails are along the same selvage).
Repeat from * working through entire sequence of remaining seven skeins.
Bind-Off Row: K1, *p1, pass first stitch over, k1, pass first stitch over, repeat from * to end of row.
Weave in ends and gently block.
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!
More Free Knitting Patterns
- Be sure to explore our growing collection of Nine-Note Bundle knitting patterns and cast on!
More Worsted/Aran-Weight Yarns
- Shop our entire collection of light worsted/DK-weight yarns
- If you want to use a different yarn, be sure to take the time to get the correct gauge. Need help? Check our All About Gauge Tutorial!
More Yarns With Similar Fibers
- Shop merino wool yarn
- Shop alpaca yarn
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I want to make an adult size throw using nine-note bundle. To get three times the width (about 45″) will I need 3 bundles? I may just knit (not seed stitch), which I believe uses less yarn. Would I cast on 195 stitches? Then calculate the number of rows based on my gauge? Thank you!
Hi Chris,
Thanks for writing in! You will need 3 bundles to make a throw that’s 3 times the width (and the same length) as the original wrap. It sounds like you’re interested in using garter stitch, which actually takes more yarn than seed stitch since the row gauge is smaller. However, the full length of the wrap (68 inches) is very long, especially for a throw blanket. So I think that you’ll be just fine with 3 bundles, even if the final throw comes out slightly shorter than the wrap! And yes, you’ll just need to cast on 3 times the number of stitches as were in the original cast-on!
All the best,
Lili
Thank you!
Can i knit the 9 Note Seed Wrap with horizontal stripes instead of vertical stripes? I am blind and can’t visualize the vertical stripes.
Hi Sylvia,
Thank you for writing in! This scarf is actually knit vertically so your horizontal striping should work just fine! For this pattern you will begin at one end of your scarf while working toward the other and change colors for a nice seamless transition. I hope this helps but please let me know if you have any other question!
All the best,
Gavriella
Hello, pardon my ignorance, but I’d like to know if I use Double Seed stich instead of k1 p1, will my wrap render the same dimensions: 15 in x 68 in?
Thanks.
Hi Andrea,
No worries at all and thank you for writing in! I’d recommend knitting a gauge swatch to see if you can get the same tension used in the pattern and that could better determine the result of your wrap. Since both the double and single seed stitch work over an odd number of stitches, you should be fine to make the switch using the same stitch count after achieving the correct gauge. I hope this helps but please let us know if you have any other questions!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
Fabulous Gavriella. And thank you for your speedy response.
This still doesn’t make sense to me since there are only 65 stitches being cast on which would make it the shorter end with the colours making vertical instead of horizontal stripes. For the long end so that the stripes go horizontal, i estimate casting on 240 stitches so that it will be around 60 inches and then the stripes will be horizontal. Am i missing something? Thanks!
Hi Sylvia,
I must have misunderstood. You can definitely knit this pattern longways if you’d wish for a different striping effect. That sounds like a lovely idea. You will still want to work over an odd number of stitches though so for a 60″ wrap with the same gauge as the pattern, you are looking at 263 sts. I hope this helps!
All the best,
Gavriella
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
How many stitches should I cast on to use 9 note and make a crib blanket – and is all knit stitch OK? Or K1P1 the entire blanket what will create a flatter look?
Hi Diane,
Thanks for writing in! You could absolutely use garter stitch for your project. To figure out your cast-on number, you will want to first knit a gauge swatch in pattern. Once you know how many stitches you are getting per inch, you can multiply that number by the width that you would like and cast on the nearest whole number. Then you can follow the pattern as written, or knit every row if you prefer that!
All the best,
Lili
Hi!
I’m wondering about whether each color should start on the same side (i.e., the same side the first skein started on) or if each skein should finish on the opposite side of the first skein? Now sure what the right side row is in seed stitch.
Thanks for your help!
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for writing in! Since this wrap is knit in seed stitch, it actually doesn’t matter what side you introduce each color on. That’s important for stitches like garter or stockinette where there’s a difference in color placement between the sides, but with seed stitch the color changes are completely identical!
All the best,
Lili
Returning to knitting after a 20 year+ hiatus. First project is the seed stitch wrap with the nine-note bundle. I haven’t used circular needles before (I did purchase them for this project), and am wondering why you prefer them to regular needles for this pattern? If I do a sample swatch first, I assume I should use the circular needles for that as well? All the pics featured for this pattern show straight needles- I guess they just look better in photos. Thank you for any guidance or tips!
Hi Christine,
Thanks for writing in! We recommend circular needles for this pattern since it’s 15 inches wide, which is wider than most straight needles are long. You could certainly use straight needles if you want though, but I’d recommend 16-inch ones to ensure that the stitches don’t fall off as you knit!
All the best,
Lili