Our Half + Half Triangles Wrap embraces the wearer in a play of shape and color, like a gorgeous faceted gem!
A clever construction where short rows create two connected triangles, this knit transforms a simple garter stitch square into a double layered triangle. Fold the square along the color divide and choose which side will be front and center for the day!
We’re pretty excited about all the color possibilities, having just added 16 brand new colors to our collection of Linen Quill. A fingering weight yarn softly spun from fine highland wool, alpaca, and linen, Linen Quill now comes in almost fifty incredible colors!
We used classic Kiln Red with fresh-from-the-mill Poppy Red for an earth and fire incandescent glow. Scroll down for tons more combo ideas, each pulling from a different slice of the rainbow!
Our Half + Half Triangles Wrap pattern has instructions for two sizes: big and bigger (we went with bigger!). Either way, it’s wonderfully easy knitting, totally beautiful color fun, and exactly what we want to wear!
Designed for Purl Soho by Jake Canton.
Materials
- Color A: 2 (3) skeins of Purl Soho’s Linen Quill, 50% fine highland wool, 35% alpaca and 15% linen. Each skein is 439 yards; approximately 791 (1,087) yards required. We used Kiln Red.
- Color B: 2 (3) skeins of Linen Quill. Each skein is 439 yards; approximately 845 (1,160) yards required. We used Red Poppy.
- US 3 straight or circular needles
- A stitch marker
We suggest 15 color combos, pictured above and listed below from left to right. Pick your favorite or create your own!
Top Row
- Color A: Kiln Red; Color B: Red Poppy
- Color A: Bright Flamingo; Color B: Chestnut Red
- Color A: Honey Pink; Color B: Peachy Pink
Second Row
- Color A: Pink Pop; Color B: Rhubarb Pink
- Color A: Super Orange; Color B: Sweet Potato
- Color A: Calendula Orange; Color B: Butterscotch Orange
Third Row
- Color A: Peach Stone; Color B: Dark Iris
- Color A: Crocus Bud; Color B: Purple Smoke
- Color A: Dandelion Yellow; Color B: Mustard Seed
Fourth Row
- Color A: Cobalt Blue; Color B: Dark Denim
- Color A: True Turquoise; Color B: High Tide
- Color A: Eggshell Blue; Color B: Green Turquoise
Bottom Row
- Color A: Salt + Pepper; Color B: Kettle Black
- Color A: Fresh Pickle; Color B: Juniper Green
- Color A: Wheat Flour; Color B: Oatmeal Gray
Gauge
24 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
Sizes
Unblocked Dimensions: 27½ (37¾) inches wide x 32 (44) inches long; approximately 42 (58) inches along the fold
Finished Dimensions: 31¾ (43) inches wide x 31¾ (43) inches long; approximately 45 (61) inches along the fold
Sample: We knit up the bigger 43 x 43 size here.
Notes
WRP-T (Wrap And Turn)
Keeping yarn in back, slip next stitch purlwise from left needle to right needle. Bring yarn to front. Return slipped stitch to left needle. Turn work so wrong side is facing you.
To see this technique in action, visit our Short Row Tutorial and follow along with the wrap and turn on the knit side section (at 0:30 seconds), except do not bring the yarn to the back before you turn.
Knit With Wrap
Keeping yarn in back, pick up the wrap with the right needle from front to back and then insert the needle into the stitch knitwise. Knit the stitch and wrap together.
This step is described at minute 3:29 of our Short Row Tutorial.
Construction
You will knit this piece lengthwise.
Due to its construction, the unblocked dimensions are fixed to a set ratio. The length of the scarf can be altered by casting on any number of stitches, and the width dimensions will always be approximately 90% of the length. If wet blocking, the piece should block out to an approximate square.
Pattern
Triangle 1
With Color A, cast on (190) 260 stitches.
Row 1 (right side): Knit to end of row.
Row 2 (wrong side): Knit to last 3 stitches, place marker (pm), k1, wrap and turn (wrp-t, see Notes).
Row 3: Knit to end of row.
Row 4: Knit to marker, remove marker, wrp-t.
Row 5: K1, pm, knit to end of row.
Repeat Rows 4 and 5 until you have wrapped every stitch except the last two, ending with Row 5.
Next Row (wrong side): K1, remove marker, wrp-t.
Next Row (right side): K1.
Next Row: K1, *knit next stitch with its wrap (see Notes), repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Cut Color A.
Triangle 2
Row 1 (right side): With Color B, knit to end of row.
Row 2 (wrong side): Knit to end of row.
Row 3 (right side): K1, wrp-t.
Row 4 (wrong side): K1.
Row 5 (right side): K1, knit next stitch with its wrap, place marker, wrp- t.
Row 6 (wrong side): Slip marker, knit to end of row.
Row 7 (right side): Knit to marker, remove marker, knit next stitch with its wrap, place marker, wrp-t.
Repeat Rows 6 and 7 until you have completed a wrap and turn on the second to last stitch.
Repeat Row 6.
Next Row (right side): Knit to last marker, remove marker, knit next stitch with its wrap, k1.
With the wrong side facing you, bind off knitwise.
Weave in the ends and block!
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Where I can buy this yarn in italy or in Europe?
Hello Pat,
Thank you for reaching out! Check out our international shipping for information about how to have our yarn shipped to Europe!
Happy knitting,
-Marilla
What length circular needles would you recommend for the larger version?
Hello Sunny,
Thank you for reaching out! I would reccomend using either a 40″ or a 47″ Circular needle, depend on if you prefer less room or more room.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Hi there! Which size is shown in the illustration on the model?
Hello Mary,
Thank you for reaching out! We knit up the larger 43 x 43 size.
Happy knitting!
-Marilla
How could I make this even bigger? What dimension would one extra skein of each color yield?
Hello Sue,
Thank you for reaching out! Due to its construction, the unblocked dimensions are fixed to a set ratio. The length of the scarf can be altered by casting on any number of stitches, and the width dimensions will always be approximately 90% of the length. If wet blocking, the piece should block out to an approximate square.
If you are adding one skein to each color you will be adding a 3rd to each triangle. This will give you a rough estimate of blocked dimension for the larger size of 57 inches wide x 57 inches long.
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
I’m interested in doing this in black/black, using Linen Quill on one half for a textured, heathered look and then something smoother, in a darker/purer black on the other half. Do you have a yarn you’d recommend for that second half? Thanks!
Hello Arden,
Thank you for reaching out- I love this idea! I think that either Brooklyn Tweed’s Peerie would work or Anzula’s Cloud!
I hope this helps and happy knitting!
-Marilla
Perfect. Thank you, Marilla!
Hello:
Is all of the yarn used or is there a bit left over? I am the person who always loses at “yarn chicken.”
Thanks!
Andrea
Hi Andrea,
Great question! We had about 100 yards left over from each color for the small size, and 300 from each color for the large size, so there is plenty of wiggle room on the yardage! We now include yardage estimates in the materials section of each pattern, which you may find helpful when planning your projects if this is a problem you run into frequently.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
If I want to use the remaining 300 yards of each color how many stitches should I cast on? Thank you!
Michelle
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for writing in! Casting on 325 stitches should use up all of the extra yarn, but do make sure your gauge is exactly right if you try this, as you will be cutting it quite close on yardage!
Best,
Julianna
Hi. Beginner question here. I can’t see how this makes a triangle if there are no decreases. And what about the last 2 stitches after the wrap and turn? Don’t see what to do with them. Sorry. All confused.
Hi Kathie,
Thanks for reaching out! This wrap is actually a square, divided along the diagonal into two triangles, one of each color. It is a bit hard to visualize, but each triangle is shaped by the short rows, rather than the decreases. As you work each short row, you will wrap and turn where indicated and leave the rest of the stitches unworked until later. I would suggest trying it in miniature so you can get the hang of the technique if you still aren’t sure – this pattern will work great on a swatch of about 15 stitches and you will be able to explore how the short rows create a triangle!
I hope that helps and happy knitting!
Julianna
Hi, working the 15 stitch swatch to understand this, thanks for that tip! I’m confused though, on the video page for short rows it says “Note that there are a few stitch patterns, including Garter Stitch, that don’t require any sort of special technique when it’s time to work back the other way. For these stitch patterns, you just turn the piece and work back the other way. Easy!” – this is garter stitch, right? I’m having trouble seeing the “wrap” to pick up for the stitches after the first and want to make sure I’m doing this right. Many thanks!
Hi Dana,
Thanks for writing in, and I’m glad the mini wrap idea is helpful! It is true that most of the time it isn’t necessary to pick up wraps when working short rows in garter stitch, but sometimes when you are working multiple stacked short rows the wrap and turn holes can still show up. Since you are trying out the swatch version, you can certainly try it without picking up the wraps to see if you are happy with how it looks!
Best,
Julianna
I’m having trouble imagining this, and I’m not even sure how to describe what I *think* it’s supposed to be! I wish I could draw it to show you what I’m picturing.
Is it like you first knit a triangle from the bottom up, and then with color B start at the bottom again and knit an inverted triangle to fit alongside?
And will my first stitch in Row 1 with color B begin next to a color A stitch and then go to the edge? Or start on the edge and then go to the color A turn around stitch on Row 1?
Hello Hilary,
Thank you for reaching out! This Wrap is knit using short rows so I like to think of the triangle being constructed as if is fanning out from your cast on edge. Your first triangle is like a fan opening up and your second triangle is like a fan closing. In your last row of triangle A you are picking up your your wraps and knitting them with there corresponding stitches. This will take you al the way across your row so you will be ready to begin with color B on the next row.
I hope this is helpful and let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
I GET IT!
I had to do the 15-stitch sample to understand, but now the opening and closing fan analogy makes sense.
The person who came up with this pattern is a freaky genius, huh?
I appreciate the thoughtful replies to people’s questions, but.. would it have spoiled some vast eternal plan (quote from Fiddler on the the roof) to provide a sketch showing how the two triangle make a square? I’m still utterly confused and I’ve read every call and response on the page. (I don’t need a reply to my comment, thi is just a request for the next pattern).
Hello Christine,
Thank you for your thoughtful suggestion – I will pass in along!
-Marilla
Christine, try the pattern with scrap yarn and just 15 stitches. It’s so hard to imagine, you just have to try it!
I would like to make this into a triangle using 6 ply cashmere. I am a beginner knitter. Do you think this would be difficult and would you be able to give some instructions?
Hello Winnie,
Thank you for reaching out- what a beautiful idea! I would recommend going up in needle size to a US5 or US6 to use 6 ply Cashmere. This means that you will also want to cast on less stitches. I would recommend knitting a gauge swatch to figure out how many stitches per inch you are getting. Due to its construction, the unblocked dimensions are fixed to a set ratio. The length of the scarf can be altered by casting on any number of stitches, and the width dimensions will always be approximately 90% of the length.
To make a triangle rather than a square you will just cast off your stitches instead of switching to your second color!
I hope this helps and let us know if you have any further questions!
Happy knitting,
Marilla