Meadow Sourdough Wrap

If you bake sourdough — or love someone who does — this little wrap is the sweetest way to gift a loaf. The Meadow Sourdough Wrap dresses up a fresh-baked boule in my signature cluster puff texture, turning a loaf of bread into the kind of gift neighbors talk about. Bread and handmade crochet: it does not get more cottage-core than that.

The wrap is shaped to hug a standard sourdough loaf, using almost exactly one skein of cotton yarn, and it is reusable — the lucky recipient keeps a beautiful bread cozy long after the loaf is gone.

You will need an I hook (5.5 mm), size 4 cotton yarn (I used Hobby Lobby's I Love This Cotton), a tapestry needle, and scissors. Stitches used include the magic circle, chains, single crochet, half double crochet, decreases, puff, and cluster puff — every special stitch explained step by step.

This is an instant PDF download. Bakers put hours into their loaves; this wrap gives the presentation the same handmade love. Perfect for hostess gifts, holiday plates, and farmers market sellers who want their bread to stand out.