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Meander Wrap
Graphic and contemporary, yet with a fun retro vibe, our Meander Wrap pattern explores color and value through our newest Nine-Note Bundle palette, cozy Chamomile! These very special gradient yarn sets are made with an incredible mix of fiber: 80% the softest extra fine merino in the world and 20% lush baby alpaca… It must be experienced to be believed!
The first joyful step is choosing your Nine-Note Bundle palette, each one a carefully calibrated scale of nine 50-gram skeins, starting with a subtle tint and crescendoing to a beautifully saturated pure tone. You’ll work your way through the gradient of your chosen Nine-Note Bundle, punctuating each stripe with a narrow band of Note—the same yarn in single 100-gram skeins. Super easy and satisfying to knit, the meandering scallop pattern is achieved with just simple increases and decreases… Definitely a “one more row! one more stripe!” kind of project!
As you knit, you’ll discover how the changing gradient makes your solid Note color come alive, seeming to shift relative to the gradient but actually staying the same. To maximize this effect, choose a mid-tone for your solid, similar in value to the middle of the gradient. We chose Note’s Reed Gray as the perfect companion to Chamomile’s warm yellows!
Pick up one Nine-Note Bundle and two skeins of Note to knit your own Meander Wrap and enjoy the color play along an undulating path, every stitch along the way made more delightful by the most wonderful yarn you can imagine!
Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!
Story written by Andrea Lotz for Purl Soho.
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Materials
- Yarn A: 1 of Purl Soho’s Nine-Note Bundles, 80% extra fine merino wool and 20% baby alpaca. Each bundle of this light worsted/DK-weight yarn is a total of 900 yards/ 450 grams; approximately 855 total yards required. We used the Chamomile bundle.
- Yarn B: 2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Note, 80% extra fine merino wool and 20% baby alpaca. Each skein of this light worsted/DK-weight yarn is 200 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 365 total yards required. We used the color Reed Gray.
- US 7 (4.5 mm), 60-inch circular knitting needles
- Stitch markers
GAUGE
25 stitches and 30 rows (15 ridges) = 4 inches in stitch pattern, blocked
NOTE: For gauge swatching, we recommend omitting color changes and using Yarn B only. Just cast on a multiple of 18 stitches, work the Set-Up Row, then repeat the first 4 rows of the pattern until you’ve reached your desired length.
SIZE
Finished Dimensions: 14½ inches wide x 71 inches long
NOTE: This wrap is worked lengthwise, so the width listed above corresponds to the number of rows, and the length corresponds with the cast-on edge.
NOTES
STITCH MULTIPLE
This pattern works over a multiple of 18 stitches.
GARTER RIDGE
A “garter ridge” equals two rows of garter stitch. It looks like a prominent horizontal ridge and is an easy way to count rows!
YARN A COLOR SEQUENCE
Start with the lightest color skein of the Nine-Note Bundle (Yarn A), then use the color one shade darker, and so on to the darkest color.
PATTERN
With Yarn A (using the lightest color skein, see Notes), cast on 432 stitches. We used a Long Tail Cast On.
TIP: When you have to cast on so many stitches, it helps to place a marker or piece of scrap yarn every 50 stitches. That way, you won’t have to start at the beginning every time you lose count of your stitches. Just remove the markers while you work the Set-Up Row, and you’ll be on your way!
Set-Up Row (wrong side): Knit to end of row. [1 garter ridge]
NOTE: Place a piece of scrap yarn or stitch marker on previous row to indicate the wrong side and help you stay oriented.
Meander Row (right side): *[Knit 2 together] 3 times, [knit front and back] 6 times, [knit 2 together] 3 times, repeat from * to end of row.
Knit 3 rows even, ending with a wrong-side row. [3 garter ridges]
Repeat Meander Row.
Knit 1 row even. [4 garter ridges]
*Cut Yarn A.
With right side facing you and joining Yarn B…
Knit 2 rows even, ending with a wrong-side row. [1 garter ridge in Yarn B]
Repeat Meander Row.
Knit 1 row even. [2 garter ridges in Yarn B]
Cut Yarn B.
With right side facing you and a new skein of Yarn A, repeat previous 4 rows 2 times. [4 garter ridges in this skein of Yarn A]
Repeat from * 7 more times, using a new skein of Yarn A each time. [52 garter ridges total; 16 ridges in Yarn B; 4 ridges in each skein of Yarn A]
FINISHING
With right side facing you, bind off knitwise.
Weave in the ends and gently wet block.
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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! For a coordinating color, pick up some Note, the same yarn with double the size per skein and its own unique palette of painterly heathered colors.
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I have a nine-note bundle in Wishing Well. Do you think Heirloom White Note would work with those colors as Yarn B for this pattern?
Hi Jane,
Heirloom White would be lovely with the Wishing Well bundle!
Happy knitting,
Sylvie
Hi there! I love this wrap and I just bought the yarn bundle. Just a bit confused as to the repeats in the pattern. There are 6 rows for yarn A to start, then yarn B is 4 rows. Then back to yarn A for 8 rows. The final direction says to repeat from * but I don’t see that * anywhere. Please clarify if possible.
Thank you
Hi Jody,
Thanks for reaching out about the Meander Wrap! The * for the repeat is a little tricky to see, but it’s right before “Cut Yarn A.”
Warmly,
Sylvie
Hello!
Has anyone experiment to see if this converts to a lap/stroller blanket? 36×32 ish measurements? I love the design, but I know I would never wear a bulky scarf.
Thanks!
Hi Ramona,
This is a great question! The cast on can be any multiple of 18 stitches, so if you cast on 198 stitches and achieve the same gauge as the pattern, your blanket will be about 31.7″ wide. 216 stitches is about 34.5″, and 234 is about 37.4″ wide. Once you pick a cast on number, you can keep repeating the pattern until your blanket is the length you’d like!
I hope this helps!
Sylvie
Can this be done narrower and using one color? It’s a lovely-looking scarf, but it is looks more like a shawl with a 71 inch length and a 14-1/2 inch width. Since it is knit length-wise, can it be 5 or 7 or 8 inches wide if it’s knit in solid color? That would be my approach, but I would like a Purl Soho expert’s advice before I buy the yarn to knit it. Thank you in advance.
Hi Alynn,
Thanks for your interest in the Meander Wrap! You can easily make this wrap narrower by working fewer repeats of the pattern. It will be more subtle in one color, though I think it will still be lovely!
All the best,
Sylvie
So beautiful and such a fabulous color! What would be the dimensions if this was made into a blanket?
Hi Fran,
Thank you so much for your kind words about the Meander Wrap!
The simplest way to make the wrap into a blanket is to continue repeating the pattern until it’s as large as you like! The original wrap is 71″ by 14.5″, so you could keep working until you make a 71″ square, which will use about 5 times as much yarn as the wrap.
The stitch pattern is a multiple of 18 stitches, so you can make your blanket any size you’d like by adding or removing multiples of 18 stitches when you cast on!
Happy knitting,
Sylvie
Thank you Sylvie
If I wanted to make a baby blanket for a boy that measures 30 wide by 40 long, how much yarn and cast on stitches would I need?
Would vintage celadon or gray denim be a good hue match to the chamomile or should a choose a different 9 note bundle?
I see that the nine note/note yarn has some linen that will make the blanket thready which could be irritating to a baby. Do you have any other superwash yarn, with a gradient bundle or has enough colors that a bundle could be created, that will be softer for a baby?
Looking forward to your advice.
Fran
Hi Fran,
This is a great set of questions!
We can figure out the yardage and sizing with a little math.
For the cast on:
The gauge is 25 st/4″, and we need a multiple of 18 stitches to make the pattern work. 30″ x 25st/4″ = 187.5 st. To get a multiple of 18, you could round down to 180 stitches, or round up to 198 stitches. If you’d prefer the cast on edge to be 40″, then 40″ x 25st/4″ = 250st. Rounding up to 252 gives you a multiple of 18 stitches.
For the yardage:
The original wrap is 14.5″ x 71″, or 1029.5 square inches, and uses 855 yards of the bundle and 365 yards of the contrast color. A 30″ x 40″ blanket is 1200 square inches, so it’s slightly larger. 855 yards x 1200 sq in / 1029.5 sq in = 997 yards for Yarn A, which is slightly more than one bundle. You’d also need 426 yards for Yarn B, or 3 skeins. If you make the blanket a little smaller, like 30″ x 35″, you could use one bundle of Yarn A and 2 skeins of Yarn B (872 yards and 373 yards, assuming you match the pattern gauge).
For the colors:
I think either Vintage Celadon or Gray Denim could work well with Chamomile! The Vintage Celadon will be more striking, and the Gray Denim gives you that popular grellow look. Depending on the vibe you’re going for, Heirloom White, Pink Bisque, or Dark Denim could all look really good too!
For the yarn choice:
Note is entirely wool and alpaca, and it’s very soft, but it’s not machine washable. You might be thinking of Ochre, which is also DK weight and is a superwash wool and linen blend. Everyone’s skin is different, but I think that Ochre would be okay for a baby blanket! I might not use it for a baby hat or booties that are touching more sensitive skin, but a blanket should be okay unless the baby’s parents have sensitive skin.
The Nine Note Bundle is currently our only gradient bundle, but several of our other DK weight yarns are machine washable and have a wide enough color selection that you could put together a gradient with fewer colors! You might consider Morning, Cotton Chirp DK, or Serif.
I hope this helps!
Sylvie
Thank you for all of those thoughtful comments. I will look into the alternative yarns.
Looking to get the Nine-Note set in Tidewater, what would be a complimentary color of Note to choose?
Would Heirloom White be too contrasted?
Thank you!
Hi Angela,
Thanks for writing in, I think that Heirloom White with the Tidewater Nine Note set would look really nice! It will have more contrast than the original sample, and the combination makes me think of waves with little white caps. Kiln Red and Pink Bisque are also great choices with Tidewater.
Happy knitting!
Sylvie
I am interested in making the wrapl in Cameo. Would you suggest the contrast yarn to be in the reed gray or heirloom white or any other complementary colors?. Additionally, I would like to make the wrap into a wider shawl. How would you adjust the pattern for this and quantities of yarn. Thank you
Hi Barbara,
Thanks so much for reaching out. We’re really glad the Meander Wrap caught your eye. I’m happy to help.
I suggest Reed Gray as your contrast color, though I think either would be lovely!
This pattern is worked lengthwise, so you can work until you run out of yarn to make a wider wrap. We used 855 of the 900 available yards from the Nine Note Bundle; you’ll want to pick up an extra bundle to make the wrap wider, as the Cameo shades are only available in the bundle.
We used 365 of the 400 available yards of Note as the contrast color. I’d suggest picking up another skein or two of Note. If you wanted to make the wrap closer to 17″, you could pick up 1 extra skein of Note and an extra bundle of Cameo.
I hope this helps! Please feel free to reach out anytime.
All the best,
Hills
Do you think adding a slip stitch edge would affect the tension at the edges too much. Thanks!
Hi Ine,
Thanks for writing in, this is such an interesting question! When you do a slip stitch edging, each edge stitch spans two rows of the project, and I imagine that will pull some color from one stripe into the next. I would suggest working up a little swatch with the slip stitch edge to see how you feel about it!
Happy knitting,
Sylvie