Enclose is designed for layering. The garment features woven stitch with contrasting rows of colour, and a band of linen stitch which provides a sturdy structural edge. The garment can be knitted with contrasting armhole bands for a sleeveless option, or wide mid or full length sleeves. When worn closed the wrap has a boxy shape, but this becomes A-line if worn open. It can be fastened with an I-cord closure, toggle, shawl or kilt pin.

Recommend 10-20 cm (4-8 inches) positive ease, but can be worn with less if worn open. Image shows size 4 garment worn with 15cm/6 inches of ease.
Enclose is knitted bottom up in pieces on circular needles so that stitches can be slid to the other end of the needle to prevent excessive yarn breakage when knitting single contrast rows. After seaming, stitches are picked up to work the bands.

Recommended yarns: Heavy worsted or aran weight yarns with at least 50% wool to maintain shape.

Skills required:
Knit, purl, increasing and decreasing, slipping stitches
Cast-on, sloped shoulder bind off
Working small circumferences in the round (sleeveless version only)
Working from chart or written instructions for colourwork
Picking up stitches
Seaming

18 Sizes:
Designed to fit bust sizes: 71 (76, 81, 86, 92, 97, 102, 107, 112) 117 122, 127, 132, 137, 142, 147, 152, 158 cm or 28 (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44) 46 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 inches.

Garment bust measurement: 85 (90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125) 130 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 175 cm or 34 (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50) 52 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 70 inches.

Garment Length: 56 (56, 57, 57, 57.5, 59, 60, 60, 60.5) 60.5 61, 61, 61, 61, 62.5, 62.5, 62.5, 63.5 cm / 22 (22, 22.5, 22.5, 22.75, 23.25, 23.5, 23.5, 23.75) 23.75 (24, 24, 24, 24, 24.5, 24.5, 24.5, 25) inches

Materials:
Purl Soho/Linen Quill Worsted (50% highland wool, 35% alpaca, 15% linen; 164yds/150m per 100g)

Main Colour:
Sleeveless Version: 487 (513, 547, 573, 607, 649, 686, 714, 747) 777 811, 839, 867, 895, 944, 972, 1000, 1052 m / 533 (561, 599, 627, 663, 710, 751, 781, 817) 850 887, 918, 948, 978, 1032, 1063, 1094, 1150 yd
Mid-Sleeve Version: 722 (769, 792, 831, 862, 922, 957, 987, 1023) 1040 1076, 1127, 1141, 1172, 1229, 1253, 1284, 1315 m / 789 (841, 866, 909, 943, 1009, 1047, 1080, 1119) 1137 1177, 1233, 1248, 1281, 1344, 1370, 1404, 1438 yd
Long-Sleeve Version: 840 (893, 916, 960, 991, 1060, 1095, 1133, 1169) 1186 1223, 1271, 1285, 1316, 1362, 1391, 1422, 1459 m / 918 (976, 1002, 1050, 1084, 1159, 1197, 1240, 1278) 1298 1337, 1390, 1405, 1439, 1489, 1521, 1555, 1595

Contrast Colour: ALL versions: 109 (112, 114, 117, 119, 124, 127, 131, 133) 135 137, 140, 142, 144, 147, 150, 150, 150 m / 119 (122, 125, 128, 130, 136, 139, 143, 145) 147 150, 154, 155, 157, 161, 164, 164, 164 yd

Thanks to Purl Soho for providing yarn support!