The Bilo Wrap is a large cozy rectangular wrap. The construction is inspired by the Half + Half Triangles Wrap by Purl Soho. The wrap is knitted in garter stitch using short rows. The short rows create triangles and parallelograms to shape the wrap. The width and length of the wrap can be easily adapted by simply changing the cast-on stitch count. The larger the cast-on stitch count is, the wider and longer the wrap will be, and vice versa. The current version of the wrap was knitted using two colors, though you may play with up to four colors. Also, the current version of the wrap was knitted using a DK weight yarn, though you may use fingering or sport weight yarn. Due to the short rows, color changes, and yarn options, it’s a very dynamic knit.

SHORT ROWS
The pattern uses the Wrap and Turn technique. For design reasons, two variations of knitting the wrapped stitches are used (with and without the wrap). For this reason, the pattern may not be directly transferable to other short row methods, such as German Short Rows. To stabilize the fabric created by the short rows, five stitches were added to both edges.
• wrap and turn: Keeping yarn in back, slip next stitch purlwise from left needle to right needle. Bring yarn to front. Return slipped stitch to left needle. Turn work.
• knit with wrap: Keeping yarn in back, pick up the wrap with the right needle from front to back, then knit the stitch and wrap together.
• knit without wrap: Keeping yarn in back, knit the stitch without its wrap.

MATERIAL
Cashmere Merino Bloom by Purl Soho (75% merino, 25% cashmere), 218 yards (199 meters) per 100 grams (3.53 ounces), DK weight.
Color A: Golden Green Heather, 4 skeins. Color B: Rosebud Pink Heather, 4 skeins.
Gauge blocked: 21 stitches and 42 rows per 4 inches in garter stitch.
Needle size: 4.5 mm (US 7)

SIZE
Blocked dimensions: 23 inches (58 cm) wide and 87 inches (220 cm) long.