No-Purl Ribbed Scarf in Yonder
Our No-Purl Ribbed Scarf brings you all the squishy, stretchy, dimensional goodness of ribbing… But without a single purl! We updated this classic Purl Soho pattern so you can knit it in Yonder, itself a classic, made with 50% highland wool and 50% alpaca.
The stitch pattern that makes this no-purl ribbing possible is easy as can be. Just knits and slip stitches, and okay, you do need to work a few purls to make a nice, stretchy bind-off, but when the time comes, you’ll be so excited to wear your scarf that you won’t mind!
Yonder’s lofty 3-ply spin is perfect to make these plump mock-ribs pop. The bounce of highland wool is perfectly paired with alpaca’s supple softness for a hearty and satisfying knit. A classic worsted-weight yarn, Yonder blooms beautifully and feels as robust as it looks.
With four undyed straight-from-nature shades, plus over a dozen colors dyed over those neutrals, Yonder has a rich and varied palette of earthy heathers. Pick up 4 skeins in your favorite color for a scarf like ours, or get 8 to make a generous wrap.
If lofty ribs are your cup of tea but purling isn’t, cast on for a knitter’s classic with our No-Purl Ribbed Scarf in Yonder!
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Designed by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.
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Materials
- 4 (8) skeins of Purl Soho’s Yonder, 50% alpaca and 50% highland wool. Each skein of this worsted/aran-weight yarn is 140 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 560 (1120) yards required. We used the color Blue Jeans.
- US 8 (5 mm) straight or 20- or 24-inch circular knitting needles
GAUGE
22 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern
SIZES
Scarf (Wrap)
Finished Dimensions: 8½ inches wide x 70 inches long (16 inches wide x 70 inches long)
NOTE: We used every last yard for our Scarf. To avoid running short, be sure to check your gauge, reuse your swatch yarn, and keep tails short.
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This stitch pattern is worked over a multiple of 4 + 3 stitches.
SLIP STITCHES
Slip all slipped stitches purlwise with yarn in front.
PATTERN
Cast on 47 (87) stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Row 1 (wrong side): *K3, slip 1 (see Notes), repeat from * to last 3 stitches, k3.
Row 2 (right side): K1, *slip 1, k3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, slip 1, k1.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until piece measures 70 inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 1.
Bind-Off Row (right side): K1, *p1, pass first stitch over, [k1, pass first stitch over] 3 times, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, pass first stitch over, k1, pass first stitch over.
Cut yarn, if necessary, and pull through last stitch.
Weave in ends and gently wet block.
LEARN ABOUT YONDER + ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL YARNS
Yonder has all the qualities that will touch your knitter’s heart! 50% highland wool and 50% alpaca, this worsted/aran-weight yarn has a robust and earthy feel that breathes and blooms while you knit… Very satisfying! Pick from a palette of earthy, heathered colors dyed over the natural colors grown by the animals themselves and cast on for a project that takes you wherever you want to go.
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I’d love to get one of the natural colors but you don’t specify which 4. Help please?
Hi Edrie,
Thanks for writing in! For a more natural color, I’d recommend Heirloom White, Horse Trail, or Clove Brown. I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
Am I right in thinking that the model is shown wearing the shawl but it has been wrapped around her as a scarf? The photo of the scarf alone looks narrower.
Hi Shelley,
Thank you for asking! We made the scarf size here. I hope this helps but please let us know if you have any other questions!
All the best,
Gavriella
Is there a hat in the no-purl pattern?
Hi Donna,
Thanks for asking! I’m afraid in order to do this stitch in the round, it would require lots of purling. For a similar style hat though, I’d recommend our Classic Hat pattern! I hope this helps!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella
Hello.
How soft is yonder? Highland wool, in my past experience, has always been scratchy and I worry that the alpaca may not compensate. I wanted to make the scarf for my daughter but she just wouldn’t wear it even if it’s only mildly scratchy. Could you suggest a soft alternative that would give the same squishy feeling. I love the colours in Yonder though. Thank you.
Hi Lyn,
Yonder is actually amazingly soft but Plenty could also be a wonderful alternative!
Happy making,
Gavriella
You mentioned that you used every last yard to complete this scarf. I’m always nervous about running out of yarn. To insure I don’t, could I cast on 43 sts instead of 47 sts so I won’t run out of yarn? Or could you suggest a different cast on number. I understand it will be a bit narrower but that’s fine with me.
Hi Maryjane,
You could definitely cast on 43 stitches for a narrower scarf! From there you can just knit to the length indicated in the pattern and your project will work out perfectly. I hope this helps but please let me know if you have any other questions along the way!
All the best,
Gavriella
I am trying to print out the pattern but failing. I downloaded it but can see no print option
Hi Clare,
If you’re on a desktop version of the site, you will find a “print” icon in the right column just below the “Save To Favorites” button. If you’re on a mobile version of the site, you will find a “print” icon below the pattern and above the comments.
Click on this button, and a window will pop up where you can delete whichever parts of the pattern you don’t want to print. When you hover over any image or a text block, it will be highlighted in yellow and a “trash” icon will appear. Just click on this icon to delete anything that’s not necessary to the pattern! For example, you may decide to shorten the pattern by omitting certain images or the list of materials. Then, click on the “PDF” button in the upper left-hand corner of the pop-up window. Once your PDF has finished downloading, just click the “Download PDF” button, and it will be saved to your computer! (You can also just click the “Print” button if you’d like to print the pattern.)
I hope this helps but please let me know if you have any issues!
All the best,
Gavriella
I prefer a narrower scarf. If I wanted to make it 5 or 6 inches wide how many stitches should I cast on? I’m relatively new to knitting and haven’t mastered adapting a pattern on my own yet.
Thanks for your help!
Hi Elizabeth,
To modify this pattern you will want to first create a gauge swatch. You will then measure your stitches per inch and multiply that number by the desired width of your scarf and that will give you your cast on number. One thing to keep in mind is that this pattern is worked over a multiple of 4 + 3, so you will want to adjust your stitch count accordingly. I hope this helps but please let us know if you have any other questions!
All the best,
Gavriella
I’m looking for a no-purl ribbed hat pattern to go with this scarf. Any ideas?
Hi Priscilla,
I’m afraid I don’t have a recommendation for a no purl hat that has the same design details of this scarf. For something similar in appearance though, I’d recommend our Classic Hat pattern.
All the best,
Gavriella
Hello
What are the care for washing this scarf .wool and alpaca?
Hi Rachel,
Thanks for writing in! We recommend hand washing Yonder and laying it flat to dry!
All the best,
Lili
Hi thank you for your all you do to help, educate and challenge us all
I was wondering what “bind off” is being used, I looked at your bind off video tutorials sadly I am getting more confused, sorry to bother you with this
Hi Kim,
We recommend binding this scarf off in pattern in order to create the neatest looking bind-off edge! All you need to do is follow the instructions in the Bind-Off Row, which I’ll paste below for quick reference:
Bind-Off Row (right side): K1, *p1, pass first stitch over, [k1, pass first stitch over] 3 times, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, p1, pass first stitch over, k1, pass first stitch over.
Essentially, this row has you work a normal Row 2 of the pattern (except using purl stitches in place of the slipped stitches) and binding off as you go. I hope this helps clarify things, but if you’d like to see a demonstration of this, then I’d recommend signing up for 1-On-1 Help!
All the best,
Lili
Hello, is it me or the gauge should be 23 stitches (and not 22) to respect the stitch pattern?
Thank you!
Hi Lucie,
Great question! You will always want to knit the swatch larger than the 4 x 4 inches so that you can get an accurate gauge when measuring. With this in mind, we found that 22 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern resulted from using Yonder with 5 mm needle. I hope this helps clarify!
All the best,
Gavriella
I am having trouble with this pattern. I have knit about 15 rows of the pattern as best I understand it. I am not getting the “mock ” ribbing effect from this all knit or slip repeats promises. I am not sure what I am doing wrong? My rows look like an uninteresting series of knit rows. There is a pattern but it is not creating the raised V’s created from a series of knits . The instructions say to read the “notes”. I have been unable to find any notes to help me understand this pattern. Please help. Is there something I am missing?
Hi Helena,
Thank you for writing in although we are sorry to hear you are running into issues here. Could you please send a photo of your project to [email protected] so we can have a deeper look? We’ll be able to better visualize what’s going on that way!
All the best,
Gavriella
Hello,
I have knitted 4 rows and same here. I also looked for the NOTES and couldn’t find them.
Not getting that raised V pattern. Why?
Hi Gabriela,
Thank you for writing in although we are sorry to hear you are running into issues here. Could you please send a photo of your project to [email protected] so we can have a deeper look? We’ll be able to better visualize what’s going on that way!
All thee best,
Lili
can this stitch be adapted to knitting in the round for a cowl?
Hi Jill,
It totally can! But you will need to work some purl stitches, so wouldn’t quite be “no-purl” anymore. Here’s what you’d need to do:
“No-Purl” Ribbing in the round (works over a multiple of 4 stitches)
Round 1: *P3, slip 1 wyib, repeat from * to end of round
Round 2: *K1, slip 1 wyif, k2, repeat from * to end of round
Hope this helps!
All the best,
Lili
I would like to change the edge sts for the mo purl scarf to a 3 selvedge st. I like the look of the rounded edges. IN brioche I use RS: K1,SL1pwyif K1 and for WS: use SL1pwyif, k1 SL1pwyif how do I adapt pattern to do this?
Hi Marilyn,
That’s a great way to add a nice double-knit edge to your project! I’d recommend casting on 6 additional stitches and working what you mentioned for the first and last 3. Then in between, you can follow the pattern as written!
All the best,
Lili