Blossoming Wrap
A few simple stitches create delicate leaves that burst into bloom in our free Blossoming Wrap pattern. Made with our new Partridge Superwash yarn, it’s an elegant shawl that will keep you toasty warm while you wait for spring!

You’ll start this arc-shaped shawl at the neckline and work the first motif, a sweet sprig of leaves, eight times from edge to edge. Next, one flower blooms amongst the leaves, and finally, you finish along the bottom in full bloom!

While this wrap looks impressive, the shaping is actually a breeze and so are these beautiful botanical motifs. As you go, follow written instructions or a chart… Either way, you just do the exact same thing eight times around for each new row. And if you’re new to knitting charts, this is the perfect project to learn, with the stitches on your needles closely corresponding to the symbols on the chart.

The blossoms have the satisfying plumpness of a bobble but are actually less fiddly “popcorns.” If you haven’t worked popcorns before, you’re going to love them (no turning the work!), and they look absolutely amazing in luminescent Partridge Superwash.

Partridge Superwash is a new version of our original Partridge. It’s now made with 100% superwash wool, making it machine washable, and it’s also a little bit thicker at a plush chunky weight. This sumptuously soft single-ply yarn is plump as a partridge, with a soft drape that makes this wrap a pleasure to wear around your shoulders.

Explore a gorgeous new palette of gently heathered colors, a mix of favorites from the original Partridge and lots of brand-new ones, too. We picked silvery Jade Blue for our Blossoming Wrap, but you can pick from over two dozen colors celebrating nature’s bounty!


If you’re already anticipating the first leaves and earliest buds of spring, pick up 6 skeins of Partridge Superwash and cast on for a joyfully Blossoming Wrap!
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Designed by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!
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Materials

- 6 skeins of Purl Soho’s Partridge Superwash, 100% superwash wool. Each skein of this chunky/bulky-weight yarn is 109 yards/100 grams; approximately 654 total yards required. We used the color Jade Blue.
- US 9 (5.5 mm), 32- and 60-inch circular knitting needles (NOTE: You can use just the 60-inch needles, but they may be a bit unruly at the beginning of the project when you’re working on fewer stitches!)
- Stitch markers or scrap yarn
GAUGE
15 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
SIZE
- Finished Outer Edge Length: 107½ inches
- Finished Inner (Neckhole) Edge Length: 35 inches
- Finished Depth from Inner to Outer Edge: 13¼ inches
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This project works over a multiple of 16 plus 3 stitches.
SLIP STITCHES
Slip all slip stitches purlwise with yarn in front.
POPCORN STITCH (POP)
[Knit front and back] 2 times into next stitch, then slip the second, third, and fourth stitches over the first stitch.
PATTERN
Cast on 131 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Slip 1 (see Notes), p1, place marker (pm), [p16, pm] 8 times, slip 1. [9 stitch markers placed]
Work Blossoming Pattern either from Written Instructions or Chart, both below.
BLOSSOMING PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: Throughout pattern, on stockinette rows, slip markers as you come to them.
Row 1 (right side): Knit to end of row.
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1, purl to last stitch, slip 1.
Rows 3 and 4: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Row 5 (right side): K1, slip marker (sm), [k1, make 1 right (m1R), knit to next marker, make 1 left (m1L), sm] 8 times, k2. [16 stitches increased]
Rows 6–8: Repeat Rows 2–4.
Rows 9–16: Repeat Rows 5–8 two times. [179 total stitches; 22 stitches between markers]
Row 17 (right side): K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k3, p4, k7, p4, k3, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [195 total stitches; 24 stitches between markers]
Row 18 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, sm, [p5, k4, p7, k4, p4, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 19: K1, sm, [k3, p4, k7, p4, k6, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 20: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p7, k4, p7, k4, p2, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 21: K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k4, p4, k7, p4, k4, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [211 total stitches; 26 stitches between markers]
Row 22: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p4, k4, p7, k4, p7, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 23: K1, sm, [k8, p4, k7, p4, k3, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 24: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p2, k4, p7, k4, p9, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Rows 25–32: Repeat Rows 5–8 two times. [243 total stitches; 30 stitches between markers]
Row 33 (right side): K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k5, p5, k10, p5, k4, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [259 total stitches; 32 stitches between markers]
Row 34 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, sm, [p6, k5, p10, k5, p6, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 35: K1, sm, [k5, p5, k2, POP (see Notes), k7, p5, k2, POP, k4, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 36: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p8, k5, p10, k5, p4, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 37: K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k2, p5, k3, POP, k1, POP, k4, p5, k3, POP, k1, POP, k3, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [275 total stitches; 34 stitches between markers]
Row 38: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p11, k5, p10, k5, p3, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 39: K1, sm, [k7, p5, k1, POP, k8, p5, k1, POP, k5, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 40: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p6, k5, p10, k5, p8, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 41: K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k8, p5, k10, p5, k5, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [291 total stitches; 36 stitches between markers]
Row 42: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p5, k5, p10, k5, p11, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 43: K1, sm, [k12, p5, k10, p5, k4, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 44: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p3, k5, p10, k5, p13, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Rows 45–52: Repeat Rows 5–8 two times. [323 total stitches; 40 stitches between markers]
Row 53 (right side): K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k7, p6, k15, p6, k5, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [339 total stitches; 42 stitches between markers]
Row 54 (wrong side): Slip 1, p1, sm, [p7, k6, p15, k6, p8, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 55: K1, sm, [k7, p6, k1, POP, k13, p6, k1, POP, k6, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 56: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p9, k6, p15, k6, p6, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 57: K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k4, p6, k2, POP, k1, POP, k10, p6, k2, POP, k1, POP, k5, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [355 total stitches; 44 stitches between markers]
Row 58: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p12, k6, p15, k6, p5, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 59: K1, sm, [k4, p6, k5, POP, k9, p6, k5, POP, k7, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 60: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p14, k6, p15, k6, p3, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 61: K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k7, p6, k5, POP, k9, p6, k5, POP, k3, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [371 total stitches; 46 stitches between markers]
Row 62: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p9, k6, p15, k6, p10, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 63: K1, sm, [k11, p6, k2, POP, k1, POP, k10, p6, k2, POP, k1, POP, k3, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 64: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p7, k6, p15, k6, p12, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 65: K1, sm, [k1, m1R, k12, p6, k1, POP, k13, p6, k1, POP, k4, m1L, sm] 8 times, k2. [387 total stitches; 48 stitches between stitch markers]
Row 66: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p6, k6, p15, k6, p15, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Row 67: K1, sm, [k16, p6, k15, p6, k5, sm] 8 times, k2.
Row 68: Slip 1, p1, sm, [p4, k6, p15, k6, p17, sm] 8 times, slip 1.
Rows 69–72: Repeat Rows 5–8 one time, removing markers on final row. [403 total stitches; 50 stitches between markers]
Go on to Finishing, below.
BLOSSOMING PATTERN: CHART
NOTE: New to reading charts? Unravel the mysteries with our Reading a Chart Tutorial.
Starting at the bottom right corner of the Chart below, work right-side (odd number) rows from right to left and wrong-side (even number) rows from left to right.
Work Rows 1-72 one time.
NOTE: For this pattern, the stitch pattern repeat increases regularly as you work through the stitch pattern. The repeat begins with 16 stitches, then increases by 2 stitches on Row 5 and every 4th row afterwards, until the repeat is 50 stitches.
KEY

CHART

NOTE: Want to see it bigger? Download this chart (and key) as a PDF!
FINISHING
With right side facing you, bind off knitwise.
Weave in ends and gently wet block.



Learn About Partridge Superwash + All Our Beautiful Yarns
This pattern gets its squishy, sumptuous feel and gorgeous stitch definition from Partridge Superwash, our single-ply chunky/bulky-weight yarn made with 100% superwash wool. This machine-washable version is an update to our original Partridge. Still birds of a feather, the new yarn is a tiny bit thicker (although their gauges overlap at 3.75 stitches to the inch!), a touch toothier, and in a fresh, new palette. Cast on with Partridge Superwash and fall in love with this plump-as-a-partridge yarn!
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What a beautiful idea. I love it! I am going toake one!
Love the blossoming wrap pattern. Would it be possible to adapt this pattern to a lighter weight yarn, perhaps a sport or DK weight? Thanks so much for all your wonderful patterns!
Hi Marcia,
Yes, you can totally do that! All you’ll need to do is change your cast-on number so that the wrap ends up the same size.
To figure out your new 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 multiple of 16 + 3 stitches. Then you can follow the pattern as written!
The only other thing I want to mention is that this will make the wrap curve around more, since you’ll be adding additional pattern repeats. As designed, the wrap pretty much forms a circle where the edges meet up (see the final photo!), and additional pattern repeats will make this circle overlap. I think this will make the wrap just that much cozier!
All the best,
Lili
Having trouble with my 5th row ..a little confused
Hi Esther,
I’m so sorry that this row is giving you trouble! Can you please let me know what specific questions you have about this part of the pattern? I’ll keep an eye out for your reply, and then I can help out further with that in mind!
All the best,
Lili