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The Gable Wrap is an easy, meditative knitting pattern where slanted parallelograms meet in graceful peaks, like the rooftops of a storybook village. Cast on with Oleander, our breezy cotton-linen yarn that brings this simple pattern to life with striking clarity and form.

Built from a strong foundation of knits and purls, the Gable Wrap is equally beautiful on both sides. You knit the long parallelograms vertically in columns, but when the wrap is worn, they stretch across the fabric like the rooflines of neighboring houses, side by side and row after row. The interplay of raised and recessed stitches gives the fabric a dynamic, architectural feel, and gentle pleating where the shapes meet adds subtle dimension and movement.

With your choice of written instructions or a chart to guide you, the Gable Wrap pattern is straightforward to follow. Simple stitches and a logical, repeating pattern make it a relaxing and satisfying project from start to finish.

This light summer wrap is just perfect in Oleander, our lovely fingering-weight yarn that combines linen’s natural breathability and moisture-wicking with cotton’s soft, supple feel. Smooth and cool to the touch, this very beautiful yarn has a subtle luster from the linen, but an overall matte finish.

Oleander’s palette is inspired by sunlit days and blooming hillsides, with three lively new colors perfect for warm-weather projects. Among them is this deep Teal Sea, like a window flung open to the coast… Tranquil yet energizing!

Cast on for this generous wrap or a smaller scarf version and enjoy the elegant stitchwork of Oleander as the converging angles of the Gable Wrap begin to unfold, every rooftop leading skyward in quiet, deliberate beauty.

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Designed by Purl Soho designer, Gianna Mueller. See even more of Gianna’s work on her Instagram!

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Materials

• 5 (8) balls of Purl Soho’s Oleander, 50% cotton and 50% linen. Each ball of this fingering-weight yarn is 205 yards/ 50 grams; approximately 860 (1535) yards required.
• US 3 (3.25 mm) straight or 24-inch circular knitting needles

GAUGE

28 stitches and 37 rows = 4 inches in stitch pattern

SIZES

Scarf (Wrap)

Finished Dimensions: 11¾ (20¾) inches wide x 73 inches long

NOTE

STITCH MULTIPLE

This pattern works over a multiple of 32 + 18 stitches.

PATTERN

Using a basic Long Tail Cast On, Purlwise, cast on 82 (146) stitches.

Continue to work either from Written Instructions or Chart, both below.

GABLE PATTERN: WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

NOTE: Throughout, slip the marker as you come to it.

SECTION A

Row 1 (right side): K1, *k1, p15, k15, p1, repeat from * to last 17 stitches, place marker, k1, p15, k1.

Row 2 (wrong side): K15, p2, *k2, p14, k14, p2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 3: K1, *k3, p13, k13, p3, repeat from * to marker, k3, p13, k1.

Row 4: K13, p4, *k4, p12, k12, p4, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 5: K1, *k5, p11, k1, p5, repeat from * to marker, k5, p11, k1.

Row 6: K11, p6, *k6, p10, k10, p6, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 7: K1, *k7, p9, k9, p7, repeat from * to marker, k7, p9, k1.

Row 8: K9, p8, *k8, p8, k8, p8, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 9: K1, *k9, p7, k7, p9, repeat from * to marker, k9, p7, k1.

Row 10: K7, p10, *k10, p6, k6, p10, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 11: K1, *k11, p5, k5, p11, repeat from * to marker, k11, p5, k1.

Row 12: K5, p12, *k12, p4, k4, p12, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 13: K1, *k13, p3, k3, p13, repeat from * to marker, k13, p3, k1.

Row 14: K3, p14, *k14, p2, k2, p14, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 15: K1, *k15, p1, k1, p15, repeat from * to marker, k15, p1, k1.

Row 16: K1, p16, *k16, p16, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 17: K1, *k16, p16, repeat from * to marker, k16, k1.

Repeat Rows 16 and 17 twenty-four more times, then repeat Row 16 one more time.

SECTION B

Row 1 (right side): K1, *p1, k15, p15, k1, repeat from * to marker, p1, k16.

Row 2 (wrong side): K1, p14, k2, *p2, k14, p14, k2, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 3: K1, *p3, k13, p13, k3, repeat from * to marker, p3, k14.

Row 4: K1, p12, k4, *p4, k12, p12, k4, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 5: K1, *p5, k11, p11, k5, repeat from * to marker, p5, k12.

Row 6: K1, p10, k6, *p6, k10, p10, k6, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 7: K1, *p7, k9, p9, k7, repeat from * to marker, p7, k10.

Row 8: K1, p8, k8, *p8, k8, p8, k8, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 9: K1, *p9, k7, p7, k9, repeat from * to marker, p9, k8.

Row 10: K1, p6, k10, *p10, k6, p6, k10, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 11: K1, *p11, k5, p5, k11, repeat from * to marker, p11, k6.

Row 12: K1, p4, k12, *p12, k4, p4, k12, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 13: K1, *p13 k3, p3, k13, repeat from * to marker, p13, k4.

Row 14: K1, p2, k14, *p14, k2, p2, k14, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 15: K1, *p15, k1, p1, k15, repeat from * to marker, p15, k2.

Row 16: K17, *p16, k16, repeat from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 17: K1, *p16, k16, repeat from * to marker, p16, k1.

Repeat Rows 16 and 17 twenty-four more times, then repeat Row 16 one more time.

CONTINUE

Repeat Sections A and B four more times (ignoring the “place marker” instruction in Row 1… it’s already there!).

Repeat Rows 1–16 of Section A one more time.

Go on to Finishing, below.

GABLE PATTERN: CHART

NOTE: New to reading charts? Unravel the mysteries with our Reading A Chart Tutorial!

Starting in the bottom right corner of the Charts below, work right-side (odd number) rows from right to left and wrong-side (even number) rows from left to right.

Work Section A and Section B 5 five times total, then repeat Rows 1–16 of Section A one more time.

Go on to Finishing, below.

KEY

CHART

NOTE: Want to see it bigger? Download these charts (and key) as a PDF!

FINISHING

With right side facing you, bind off knitwise to end of row.

Weave in ends and gently wet block.

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