Husk Wrap
The rhythm of brioche stitch, the beauty of its fabric and its innumerable variations always renews my excitement for knitting brioche. Whenever I get my hands on a new yarn, it is always one of the first stitches I try!
Purl Soho’s brand new Field Linen in a simple brioche stitch showed me once again that this stitch has no bounds. The crisp hatched lines, the lightweight, dimensional fabric, and the scalloped edges make our Husk Wrap a very elegant affair!
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For our Wrap we chose the golden neutral, Wheat Berry, a color that glows like a summer field under a warm sun. So much beauty and fascination, our Husk Wrap will certainly kindle your love for both linen and brioche stitch! -Jake
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Materials
- 4 skeins of Purl Soho’s Field Linen, 100% linen. Each skein is 295 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 1,050 yards required. We used the color Wheat Berry. (NOTE: We no longer offer Field Linen, but choose from one of our other fingering weight yarns.)
- US 2 (3mm) straight or circular needles
Gauge
- Unblocked and Unstretched: 18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in Brioche Stitch
- Blocked: 16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in Brioche Stitch
Size
- Finished Unblocked, Unstretched Dimensions: 11 inches wide x 76 inches long
- Finished Blocked Dimensions: 16 inches wide x 72 inches long
Notes
Brioche Stitch Abbreviations
YOS [yarn over slip]: Bring yarn forward, slip 1 purlwise, bring yarn over right needle.
bk2tog (brioche knit 2 together): Knit the next stitch together with its paired yarn over.
For tips on working these two steps of Brioche Stitch, please visit our Brioche Stitch Tutorial!
Pattern
Cast on 72 stitches. We used a basic Long Tail Cast On.
Set-up Row: *K1, YOS, repeat from * to the last 2 stitches, k2.
Row 1: Slip 1 knitwise with yarn in back (wyib), *YOS, bk2tog, repeat from * to the last stitch, k1.
Repeat Row 1 until piece measures 74 inches or desired length.
Bind off knitwise.
Weave in the ends.
Block by soaking for 15 minutes in warm water. Squeeze out the excess water and lay the wrap flat. Stretch it first vertically to even out the columns of stitches, then stretch widthwise so that the width measures 16 inches. Allow to air dry.
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This linen yarn is simply beautiful! Could I ask what the yarn weight is?
Hello Susan,
Thank you for your kind words! This yarn is a light fingering weight with a gauge of 6 – 7.5 stitches per inch on a US 2 – 5 (2.75 – 3.75 mm).
Warmly,
Marilla
Just wondering about instructions…4 skeins means 4 of the 300 yard skeins? or do you consider them double skeins and we only need 2 ?
Thanks
Carol
Hello Carol,
Yes, this pattern uses 4 skeins of our 265 yard Field Linen. Let me know if you have any further questions!
Warmly,
Marilla
Do you have a summer sweater or shell that will work with the linen ya n?
Hello Debbi,
Thanks for your question! I have a couple ideas; I think that our Over-the-Top Top held with our Line Weight yarn would be beautiful or our Box Pleat Top would work well.
I hope this helps!
-Marilla
HI
This yarn looks lovely. Is there another pattern you would recommend?
Best Regards
Antoinette
Hello Antoinette,
Thank you for reaching out! To find another pattern that this yarn will work with the primary thing to consider is gauge. If the pattern calls for a 6 – 7.5 stitches per inch on a US 2 – 5 (2.75 – 3.75 mm) needle it should work.
I think that our Over-the-Top Top held with our Line Weight yarn would be beautiful. I also think our Open Air Wrap or our Box Pleat Top would work well.
I hope this helps!
-Marilla
To double the width and make more of a wrap, would you suggest 8 skeins of the yarn? And is the pattern a multiple of 2, such that doubling the number of stitches would still work? Thank you.
-Amy
Hello Amy,
A doubled Husk Wrap sounds beautiful! You might be able to get away with 7 skeins, but I would buy 8 and keep one unwound so that you can return it for store credit within 6 months if you don’t need it. Yes, this stitch is worked over an even number of stitches. Let us know if you have any further questions!
-Marilla
The wool seems quite light, the scarf looks lovely. The colours are fantastic
I purchased 3 skeins of Mulberry Merino Heather. I wanted to make a scarf out of it and wonder if this pattern would work nicely and what modifications you would recommend. And will 3 skeins be enough. If not enough for this pattern, which of your patterns would work with 3 skeins of Mulberry Merino Heather?
Thanks!
Hi Susan,
Thanks for writing in! The yarn we used here is quite a bit thinner than Mulberry Merino and as such, you would need to do quite a bit of modification to make the pattern work. To alter it, you would need to do a gauge swatch in Brioche Stitch using US 6 needles. Once you know your stitches per inch, you can determine your cast on number. Any even number will work for this pattern. I would suggest making it narrow, perhaps 7 inches to be able to get a good length scarf from your 3 skeins.
Alternately, our Broken Rib Garter Scarf uses 3 skeins of Mulberry Merino. Our Mistake Rib Scarf uses 4 skeins but for a 60 inch scarf you could use 3 skeins or you could cast on a few fewer stitches (59 stitches) and get a 6 inch by 70 inch scarf!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I will make the Broken Rib Garter Scarf – Thank you. I love Purl Soho. My daughter and I are hoping to get to NY together for a visit to the store one of these days!
Thank you!
Hi Susan,
Thank you so much for your kind words! We look forward to seeing you and your daughter at the shop!
Best,
Cassy
I love this pattern, but was wondering if there were any other yarns that could work. I’m looking for cool colors.
Hi Tessa,
Thank you for reaching out! Our Cattail Silk comes in a lovely variety of cool tones and would be a wonderful substitution for this pattern. You will need 2 skeins to make this wrap.
Happy knitting!
Gaby
Any recommendation of a technique to join a new ball with this wrap in the field linen? I haven’t worked much with linen and I want to make sure it holds when I’m done!
Hi Johanna,
Great question! It can be especially stressful to join a new strand of yarn in a slippery plant fiber like linen! I would recommend joining the new yarn two to three stitches away from the edge either by simply starting to knit with the new ball, as we show in our Adding A Ball Of Yarn tutorial, or by working one stitch with the old and new yarns held together before continuing on with the new yarn. Either way, you will want to leave slightly longer tails than usual – 7 to 8 inches should be sufficient. You can then make sure everything is extra secure by weaving in your ends, following one of the methods in our Weaving In Your Ends tutorial, for an inch or two longer than you normally would. After blocking and wearing your piece a few times, the tails should blend in nicely and will stay put!
I hope that helps!
Julianna
This is so helpful, thank you!!