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Shiny + Matte Wrap in Pink Primrose
Opposites attract in this springtime Shiny + Matte Wrap! In a real Felix and Oscar odd couple, we use our luminous Spun Silk to bookend Linen Quill’s rustic blend of Highland wool, alpaca, and linen.
In a very straightforward stockinette stitch (plus a bit of ribbing at each edge), no need here for unnecessary drama, fancy stitches patterns, or complex constructions. Plenty of interest abounds just by bringing together these two yarns, so at odds with each other.
Find the listed materials below along with the pattern here. An ode to spring, it couldn’t be prettier! -Laura
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Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Laura Ferguson.
Materials
To knit your own Shiny + Matte Wrap, you will need…
- Yarn A: 2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Spun Silk, 100% silk. Approximately 404 yards required. For this Pink Primrose palette, we used Peony Pink.
- Yarn B: 2 skein of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca, and 15% linen. Each skein of this fingering weight yarn is 439 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 614 yards required. We used Rose Granite.
- US 4 (3.5mm) straight or circular needles
Gauge
26 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch
Size
Finished Dimensions: 15 inches wide x 72 inches long
Pattern
For the free pattern, please visit our original Shiny + Matte Wrap post!
Learn About Linen Quill + All Our Beautiful Yarns
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This so beautiful! Can you recommend a substitute that might work in place of the Linen Quill–perhaps a merino or 100% linen? Sadly, I am allergic to alpaca.
Thanks!
Hi Brigit,
Thanks for the wonderful comment! I suggest Purl Soho Line Weight as a substitute for the Linen Quill. Hope you’ll like it!
Adam
Help – you recently (this last week) posted a pattern for a spring scarf or cowl and the pattern was: knitting and then placing two loops on one needle and taking off only the first loop, then adding another stitch and repeating the process… I hope I have that right, but I am unable to locate the instructions for the pattern.. Can you help me find it? Thank you… ~Cecelia
Hi Cecelia,
Thanks for writing in! I think that the cowl that you are referring to is the Crosshatch Cowl!
Happy knitting!
Cassy
Hello! Could you tell me if Purl’s cashmere Merino bloom yarn would work in place of the linen quill? Thanks in advance!
Hello Desiree,
Thank you for writing in. Cashmere Merino Bloom, a DK weight yarn, has a larger gauge than Linen Quill which is a fingering weight yarn. This means they can not be substituted for each other. Let us know if you have anymore questions!
-Marilla
I USED TO BE A BRUNETTE, BUT NOW I’M SILVER/GRAY. CAN YOU SUGGEST A CHARCOAL YARN SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CHOCOLATE? I LOVE THE SILK ICY PINK WITH CHARCOAL.
Hi Jane,
Thanks for writing in! For this lovely color palette we use the Peony Pink in Spun Silk and the Rose Granite in the Linen Quill. The Rose Granite is a darker pink but does not have chocolate tones. If you would like to substitute in a gray for the Rose Granite, I would recommend trying the Fieldstone Gray in our Line Weight. Although a different yarn than the Linen Quill, it knits up at a similar gauge and you would also need 2 skeins for this project!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
Is there a place to go to help better understand the instructions? I don’t understand “slip 1 purlwise” ….. I am a beginner working on your scarf kit, but I would love to make this scarf. I just received the yarns…. There must be a way …..
Hi JD,
Thanks for the question. Slipping one purlwise means to do just that! First, insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left needle as if to purl that stitch. Then just slip the stitch off the left needle onto the right one! Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Kindly,
Anna
I love the look of this scarf, and was excited to find a scarf pattern with silk yarn. I am allergic to wool, and wonder what other yarn I might substitute. I am open to using silk for the entire pattern, but am not sure how many skeins that would require, because it looks like the linen quill is a different length than the silk. Thank you for your beautiful offerings and helpful suggestions!
HI Brooke,
Thank you for your kind words! This wrap would be lovely in all silk! To complete an all silk version of this wrap, you will need 7 skeins of our Spun Silk.
Happy knitting!
Cassy
I am knitting this and started with Linen Quill Stonewall Gray. What color silk do you recommend?
Hi Allison,
Thanks for writing in! I think that Silver Bark would go best with the Stonewall Gray!
Happy knitting!
Cassy
Thanks so much!
I keep knitting and taking out and knitting again because one edge has nice ridges and the other edge looks, just wrong. I think I’m following the instructions correctly. Do you have suggestions?
Hello Ginger,
Thank you for reaching out! I’m sorry you are having this frustrating experience. The first thing I can think of is if you are remembering to slip the first stitch of each row and if you are then if you are remembering to keep your yarn in front on the first row and in back on the second row. Let me know if this is clear or if you have any further questions.
Warmly,
Marilla
Thank you . I’ll let you know.
I love your site! For the matte and shiny wrap do you think the Silk and Line Weight, both in Peony Pink would look good, or would Silk Peony Pink be more interesting with Line Weight in Ballet Pink? Or neither combo?
Hi Ellen,
Thanks for writing in! I think that both would be lovely combinations! Ballet Pink is a closer color match but a bit lighter in color than the Spun Silk. Peony Pink Line Weight would make a nice slight contrast in color to the Spun Silk. Either way, I think that you would have a winning combination!
Best,
Cassy
Hi,
If I would like to hold both yarn together to work this pattern instead, what would be the needle size to use?
Regards,
Hui Li
Hello Hui,
Thank you for reaching out! Holding these two yarns together I would use a US7 to US9 depending on the texture you are attempting to achieve. I hope this helps and let us know how it goes!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Thank you for this beautiful pattern. I have started to knit the first part using Spun Silk and it is a joy to work with. The problem is, even though my tension seems to be correct, i have used about half the skein and have only produced about four inches in length so far. There is no way I am going to get 14 inches of work from this skein (which has 202 yards). I’m wondering if there are different size skeins and I purchased a small one? In any case, do you think I should pull out the work I have done and try again using larger size needles? Would that work, or would it look too loose and floppy? Thank you.
Hi Deb,
I’m so sorry to hear that you are having problems! Have you tried weighing the ball of Spun Silk to see how much you have left? I sometimes find that looking at the ball can be deceptive and I have more left than I thought! Our Spun Silk comes in a 50 gram skein, so if you have around 35 grams left you should be able to come close to the 14″ we got from one skein.
If not and if you are happy with the fabric you are getting on your current needle size, I would recommend knitting for as long as you can with the Spun Silk and then making up the missing length in the Linen Quill section of the wrap. We only used 40% of the second skein of Linen Quill, so you will have plenty of extra yarn to add a few extra inches before transitioning to the second Spun Silk section.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
Thank you so much for your reply, Julianna! I’ve just weighed the remaining yarn and I have exactly 35 grams. Thank you – such a simple solution but I would not have thought of it. Deb
Can I knit with Linen in stead of wool, field linen with spun silk?
Hi Linda,
Thanks for writing in! I think the Shiny + Matte Wrap would be just lovely in Field Linen! I would recommend working a gauge swatch since the Field Linen, though still fingering weight, is ever so slightly thicker than Linen Quill, and you will need 3 skeins of Field Linen to knit a wrap of the same size. You will, however, only be using a small amount of the third skein, so you may wish to make the wrap a few inches shorter and use only two skeins of Field Linen. If you decide to make the wrap a little shorter, any yarn that hasn’t been wound can be returned for store credit.
Best of luck and happy knitting!
Julianna
Thank you for the beautiful pattern. Sorry if this is a repeat but I don’t see my question. I am ordering the Spun Silk in pink but want to replace the Linen Quill w/ a linen/non-wool option. Good options seem to be Field Linen (natural flax), Euroflax (caribou vs natural vs champagne), Natural Linen XS-21 (only one color shown, no name), and Kalinka (not sure which color). What would you recommend?
Thank you!
Hi Gladys,
Thanks for reaching out! I think your best bet would be either Field Linen or Habu Natural Linen XS-21 as they are just a bit lighter weight and closer to the weight of Linen Quill.
Best,
Julianna
I’m almost finished with this scarf and it will be beautiful! So happy! What is the best way to block it?
Thanks, LeAnn
Hello LeAnn,
Thank you for reaching out and congratulations on being almost done with your project! I would recommend wet blocking this scarf by submerging it in water with a dash of Soak, or another brand of blocking soap, and let it air dry. For more in depth blocking instructions, check out our blocking tutorial.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
I did not account for gauge when starting this project assuming that one size fits all when it comes to scarves, but it is several inches wider and by the time I finish (not even using the whole second skein of linen quill) will be many inches longer. Is there any safe way to at this point, without starting all over again, to shrink it a bit. Thank you!
Hello Carol,
Thank you for reaching out. Oh no! I would be very concerned in attempting to shrink it because you can not control how much it will shrink and that the two yarns will shrink different amounts. You could stop knitting with your linen quill early to compensate for the extra length.
I hope this helps and let us know if you have any further questions!
-Marilla
Hi Purl-Soho-Team, what a beautiful scarf! If I took the line weight yarn instead of the linen Quill, which color could I take for the rose colored scarf and the grey colored scarf? Thank you so much for your help, regards from Switzerland, Viviane
Hi Viviane,
Thanks so much for writing in! Although we don’t have exact color matches between Linen Quill and Line Weight for these colors we use in this wrap, I would choose Line Weight in Fieldstone Gray for the gray wrap, and for the rose colored wrap, Peony Pink.
Happy knitting!
Julianna
I have linen quill peach stone already. What color spun silk would look best with this?
thanks
Hello Lisa,
Thank you for reaching out! I think that Peony Pink in Spun Silk would be beautiful with Peach Stone.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
This is really pretty! I’m wondering how much of the Linen Quill is ultimately used yardage wise. I’d like to make this but substitute the Cattail Silk for the Linen Quill in order to make something for my MIL, who is allergic to wool. I’m thinking one whole skein of Cattail Silk would probably be sufficient?
Hi Candice,
Great question! We used almost every little bit of both skeins of Linen Quill. Linen Quill has a yardage of 439 yards a piece, we used roughly 878 yards. With that in mind, you would need 2 skeins of Cattail Silk to get enough yardage to replace the Linen Quill.
Best,
Cassy
I have the Linen Quill in Rose Granite already and wanted to order the Spun Silk in Peony Pink now for this pattern. But it seems it‘s not available anymore. Will it come back in stock? Or what else can I do?
Hello Mimi,
Thank you for reaching out! Sadly, Peony Pink is now a discontinued color. This means you have a couple of options. My first thought is that you could knit this up with Candle White and have a color and texture contrast, which I think would be quite beautiful. Alternatively, you could substitute the yarn with either Alchemy’s Silken Straw in Teardrop.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I love this wrap but would want to increase the dimension so I could use it as a pashmina. I am a beginner knitter, is it as easy as doubling the pattern (i.e. cast on 212 sts)? Thank you.
Hi Kathy,
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, for a simple stitch pattern like this one, you can cast on any number of stitches you like, so you most certainly can double the cast on to double the width of the wrap! You will also need twice as much yarn if you are planning on making the wrap the same length as ours.
Best,
Julianna
This is the most beautiful pattern. What “shiny” yarn substitute would you reccomend in place of the Burnish that you no longer carry. Thanks for your help.
Hi Pam!
Thank you for your question. We suggest using Field Linen for the “shiny” yarn in this pattern together with Cattail Silk for the “matte” yarn! These two yarns have a similar texture but a different sheen, making them great options for this design.
I hope this helps!
All the best,
Margaret
Thank you so much Margaret, those are great suggestions!
I really appreciate your help, thanks again.
You are very welcome, Pam!
All the best,
Margaret