New Yarn: Purl Soho’s Linen Quill
Inspired by the traditional yarns of the Andean highlands, our new Linen Quill is a distinctive blend of fine wool, alpaca, and linen. It is windswept and spare, natural and elegant, hearty and beautiful.
Like the fiber itself, Linen Quill’s palette comes from the mountains, from an environment that is wild and rugged, with grasses and crags interrupted only by an occasional wildflower pushing through the stony ground.
From Pale Mushroom and Stonewall Gray to Rose Granite and Stillwater Blue, we designed these colors to reflect nature’s depth and raw beauty.
A loosely plied fingering weight yarn, Linen Quill works up into a fabric that is fine and light but with a drape that is full of body and drama. For knitting, crocheting, and weaving, each skein of Linen Quill is a very generous 439 yards, so just a skein or two will be enough for most accessories and only a few more for garments and blankets.
Our first foray into this new yarn is our gorgeous Gradient Cowl in Linen Quill. It takes full advantage of Linen Quill’s exquisite palette, creating a quiet loop of five blended colors. Get them all with our Yarn for Gradient Cowl in our pretty Sweetgrass palette.
Browse our entire collection of Linen Quill, and use this very special yarn wherever and whenever you crave traditional beauty!
Looking for more inspiration? Explore all of our free knitting patterns and knitting tutorials, buy one of our many knitting kits and yarn bundles, and shop for beautiful yarn. We have over 35 gorgeous natural fiber yarns in 100’s of magnificent colors, designed to bring integrity, beauty, and joy to your next knitting project and only available at Purl Soho!
I envision a tunic knitted up in this yarn.
Or the knitted tee, one of my favorite Purl Bee patterns.
Guess I know what I’ll be spending my money on next payday, lol!!
I am just about the finish the cashmere shawl….. it looks like I know what my next project will be.
What are the percentages of each fibre, please?
Hi Vaa,
Thanks for your question about our newest yarn! Linen Quill is 50% Fine Highland Wool, 35% Alpaca, and 15% Linen.
Happy knitting!
Cassy
I don’t know what my next project will be yet…but it will be in this fabulous new yarn…thank you once again purlsoho!
Julie
your presentations of the yarn is exquisite…..how can one resist?
when will the sold out colors be back in stock? thanks
Hi, Jonatha!
Thank you for writing in! We can totally notify you once they are back in stock! Just go here and select the color you are interested in. Under the price you’ll see a little blurb that reads, “Click here to be notified when this product is back in stock.” Click that link and we’ll email you once that color is back. If you have further questions please let us know!
Best wishes,
Kumeko
Hi!
I was wondering if you could tell me which color you paired the kiln red with. It looks like it’s either oatmeal gray or pale oats but I can’t tell. I’m trying to make the tiny stripes hat.
Thanks!
Hi Megan,
Thanks for reaching out! For the Tiny Stripes Hat, we paired each color of Linen Quill with our Line Weight in Heirloom White. If you would like to use Linen Quill instead, I would suggest using Heirloom White!
I hope that this helps and happy knitting!
Cassy
Thank you! I must have overlooked the different yarns the first time I read through the pattern. I will check out the Line Weight.
🙂
Hello,
The yarn description says loosely plied- what is the ply of this yarn?
Happy Holidays!
Hello Carolina,
Thank you for reaching out! This has two plies in its twist.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hello!
A friend of mine requested a baby blanket in your Mitered Corner Blanket pattern—but with “sage green & warm neutrals” as the color palette.
I’ve scoured the internet for a fingering weight yarn that has a broad family of greens that match her request, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it just doesn’t exist.
That being said, I would still love to use Linen Quill for this project. Would it be possible for me to dye the Heirloom White or Pale Oats for the sage tones I need? And if so, what type of dye would you recommend?
Thank you!
Hi Miranda,
Thanks for reaching out! I think you could certainly dye Linen Quill, since it is a natural fiber yarn it should take dye quite well! I would recommend using Jacquard Acid Yarn Dye, it is perfect for any protein fiber like wool, alpaca, cashmere, or even silk! You can buy it online, I believe Knit Picks sells it and it comes in a great variety of colors!
I hope this helps and please let me know how this turns out!
All the best,
Gianna
Can you elaborate on the hand of the Linen quill? I generally like to use merino/cashmere blend or 100% merino but not sure it will offer the drape that the linen does in the half and half wrap. I’m itchy…very sensitive to anything toothy. Thanks in advance for your response.
Hi Linda,
Thanks for reaching out! Linen Quill has a beautiful texture and wonderful drape, some people do find it a bit itchy at first but it softens up wonderfully while you work and especially post blocking! We absolutely love it for our Half + Half Wrap!
If you are more on the sensitive side then it may be a bit itchy for you, in that case I would suggest using our lovely Santolina! It is wonderfully soft and great for sensitive skin! Its also a similar weight and drape!
I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any more questions!
Gianna
Can you please tell me what the fine thin straw like threads are. Do I pull them out or are they suppose to be knitted in. My first time buying this yarn and it’s beautiful.
Hi Cheryl!
Thank you for your question. The thin straw-like threads in this yarn are the linen fibers! This yarn is spun from Linen, Wool, and Alpaca, and this unique blend of plant and animal fibers is part of what makes Linen Quill so special! There is no need to pull these out and you can knit normally as these fibers come and go throughout your project.
I hope this helps!
All the best,
Margaret