Using a combo of smooth, refined Burnish and shimmery Mineral Silk, our Mineral Wrap transforms a simple swath of garter stitch into a very special something!
Grounded by the pattern’s simplicity, the Mineral Wrap is all about the interplay super pretty fibers. In alternating stripes, the blend of Burnish and Mineral Silk is like a rippling moonlit ocean reflecting a galaxy of stars.
Hard to believe a fabric this soft and comforting is made without wool, but it’s true! Burnish is bamboo-based, and Mineral Silk is 75% silk, 25% synthetic sparkle… Wonderful news for people with wool allergies!
Cast on for this enchanting beauty with our Mineral Wrap Bundle. It comes in six color combos, each one a sparkling gem!
Designed for Purl Soho by Adam Aronowitz.
Materials
Our Mineral Wrap Bundle includes…
- Yarn A: 3 skeins of Purl Soho’s Burnish, 100% rayon from bamboo. Each skein is 339 yards/100 grams We used Prussian Blue..
- Yarn B: 2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Mineral Silk, 75% silk and 25% synthetic sparkle. Each skein is 394 yards/50 grams. We used the color Starry Night.
You will also need…
- US 3, 60-inch circular needles
- Stitch markers (optional)
Gauge
23 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch
Size
Finished Dimensions: 18 inches wide x 82 inches long
Notes
Construction
You will cast on the length of the wrap and work in pattern to create the width.
Slip Stitches
Slip all stitches purlwise with yarn in front unless pattern indicates otherwise.
Stripes
You will switch between Yarn A and Yarn B every 2 rows. In order to avoid weaving in too many ends, carry the yarn up the selvage of the work.
Pattern
With Yarn A, cast on 468 stitches. NOTE: When casting on so many stitches, we recommend placing a stitch marker (or piece of scrap yarn) every 50 stitches. That way, if (when!) you lose count, you don’t have to count from the very beginning of the row. Remove the markers as you work the first row.
Set-Up Row (wrong side): With Yarn A, knit to end of row.
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1 (see Notes), with Yarn B, knit to end of row.
Row 2 (wrong side): Repeat Row 1.
Row 3: Slip 1, with Yarn A, knit to end of row.
Row 4: Repeat Row 3.
Repeat Rows 1-4 until piece measures 18 inches from cast-on edge, ending with Row 2.
With Yarn A, bind off loosely knitwise.
Weave in ends and block gently.
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Love the yarn combination….I think the length would overwhelm me. If I wanted to make a scarf instead, how many stitches would you recommend casting on?
Hi Anne,
Thank you for your question! Since you knit this wrap the long way, to make a scarf you would cast on the same number of stitches, but instead of working for 18 inches, you would just work for the width you’d like your finished piece to be! I hope that makes sense and please let us know if you have any other questions!
Best,
Whitney
I was thinking of making the mineral scarf, but I have a couple of questions about the pattern. I am a pretty experienced knitter and this pattern seems pretty straightforward, but something is not making sense to me. Maybe I am just reading it wrong or have some sort of mental block, but the pattern says to switch yarn every two rows, yet there is almost 3 times as much of one of the yarns as the other. And, the pattern says to alternate knitting for two rows on the right side and then for two rows on the wrong side. This would make a sort of ribbed effect, and the scarf looks like subtly striped from the two yarns, but not ribbed in the photos. Hope someone can clarify this for me, as the scarf is beautiful.
Hi Jade,
I think because the pattern is so straightforward, we really messed it up! We have since fixed both the number of skeins required and the pattern… My goodness, when it rains it pours! Thank you so much for helping us fix our mistakes, and we are so sorry for the confusion we caused. Definitely not our usual standards!
Best,
Whitney
Thank you for explaining/fixing. Thought I was losing it!
Love the pattern and mixture of these 2 yarns. Really want to try this but I’m confused. How can you use 877 yds of yarn A and only 361 of yarn B when both are used equally throughout? How do you not run out of yarn B well before finishing to the stated dimensions? Am I missing something here? Thanks.
Hi Lisa,
No, we were missing something!Thank you so much for pointing out our error. You are correct that you will use about the same amount of each yarn, and so, we have added an additional skein of Mineral Silk to both the pattern and the bundle. We are so sorry for the confusion… Thank goodness for careful readers like you!
Best, Whitney
I have a question: why aren’t the same amounts of yarn needed for color B as color A in this pattern? I must be overlooking something. Thanks for your help! LOVE your emails, so hard to resist purchasing all your beautiful yarns.
Hi Barb,
It’s us who were overlooking something! Indeed, you do need about the same amount of each yarn, and so we have edited the pattern to include one more skein of Mineral Silk. Quite a mistake on our part… Thank you so much for helping us to fix it!
Best,
Whitney
Hi
I love all of your patterns…understated and really classy.
This looks beautiful but I’ve got myself really confused and hope that you can help.
Would you please let me know how rows 1 and 2 can be right side and rows 3 and 4 be wrong side?
And if I’m alternating between yarns every two rows how do I use 877 yds of one yarn and 341yds of the other?
And is it worked in garter stitch apart from the first stitch of each row which is slipped purl wise.
Thanks
Annie
Hi Annie,
The reason you’re so confused is because we were so wrong! Yes, you do alternate between right and wrong side rows (fixed!), and yes, you do need about the same amount of yarn (also fixed!). And to answer your final question, yes, aside from the slipped selvage stitch, the piece is in garter stitch. Thank you so much for your questions… And we’re very sorry if we made you doubt your own common sense, ugh!
Best,
Whitney
In reading the pattern I’m wondering why it calls for almost three times as much yardage of Yarn A when the pattern states alternating two rows of each yarn equally. I must be missing something. I like the scarf, just don’t understand the directions. Thanks.
Hi Stephanie,
It’s so nice how everyone who has written in with this question assumes they’re confused, when, actually, you’re totally right! We made a mistake in our pattern and have since fixed it so that you need two skeins of Mineral Silk, not one. We are so sorry for the confusion and are very appreciative of your attention to detail. We hate to make mistakes but love when our customers get to be right!
Best,
Whitney
Do you just slip stitch 1 on row 2 and knit all other stitches.
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for writing in! Except for the very first row of the wrap, you will be slipping the first stitch of every single row and knitting all the rest of the stitches.
Happy knitting!
Julianna
Your corrected pattern still has a difference around 200 yards between the two yarns. That doesn’t seem correct. 3 skeins of 339 yds is 1017 yds. 2 skeins of 394 yards is 798 yards. What am I missing? And your picture bundles show 3 of one type of yarn, 1 of the other. .??? Beautiful wrap. Such gorgeous yarns.
Hi Maralie,
Thank you so much for reaching out and for the kind words! You will be using about 780 yards of each yarn; however, because Burnish does not have as much yardage per skein as Mineral Silk, you will need three skeins of Burnish. You are correct that you will have some left over, but will be using about a third of that last skein of Burnish. We apologize that our initial images didn’t represent the bundle accurately, but we have now updated all of the pictures!
I hope that clears things up!
Julianna
Gorgeous! Would love to see a sample/swatch of the bundles so we can see what each colour bundle looks like when it’s knitted up. Is that possible? Thank you!
Hi Mimi,
Thanks for the lovely suggestion! We don’t have plans to knit up swatches of each bundle at the moment, but I will certainly pass your request along to the design and test knitting team!
Best,
Julianna
I would love to see swatches for the other bundles as well. There are a couple that I think I would like the look of it when created, but for the cost I wouldn’t purchase without seeing. Thank you!
Could you knit your examples in lighter-colored yarn? It’s so difficult to see details on the finished product when the yarn is so dark.
Hi Paula,
Thanks for reaching out and for the great suggestion! I will be sure to pass your feedback along to the design team!
Best,
Julianna
Several years ago, I bought yarn for the Shiny + Matte Wrap in Candle White (Spun Silk) and Heirloom White (Linen Quill). I’ve tried (and tried!) to get into this project, but I always felt that something was missing. When I saw the Mineral Silk Wrap, I thought that the Mineral Silk would look great with the yarn I already have. Do you think I could substitute my Spun Silk and Linen Quill for the Burnish in the pattern? I would purchase 2 skeins of Mineral Silk in Almond Ice and follow the Mineral Silk Wrap pattern. I would probably use my Spun Silk for the top and bottom of the wrap, and my Linen Quill for the center.
If you think this yarn substitution would work, I would also like to decrease the length of the wrap from 82″ to @72″. Could you suggest the number of stitches I would cast on to decrease the length to 72″?
Thanks so much for your help!
Hi Linda,
Thanks for reaching out! Your hybrid of the Mineral Wrap and Shiny + Matte Wrap sounds very intriguing and lovely! Linen Quill, Spun Silk, and Burnish all knit up to very similar gauges, so you could certainly substitute your yarns in the Mineral Wrap pattern. In a basic rectangular wrap like this, you have a a fair amount of freedom to experiment with different yarns because the fit won’t be drastically affected like a sweater would be! For a 72 inch long wrap, you will need to cast on 414 stitches.
I hope that helps, and please do let us know how it turns out!
Julianna
Thank you so much for this lovely big wrap that does not require any wool! I knit for a dear friend who is allergic to wool so you have made my day! Actually you have made all of the days I will spend on this project!
Julie
Thank you, Julianna. Clear as a bell.
Wondering if anyone else is having issues winding the Burnish yarn. The first 2 skeins were ok but I had to stop a lot. The 3rd skein is a big knot. Any thoughts?
Thank
Hi Nathalie,
Thanks for reaching out, and I’m so sorry to hear that you are having trouble winding Burnish – with fine yarns, sometimes it seems like winding it into a ball is a skill in and of itself! We haven’t had any other reports of difficulties winding Burnish, but if you contact us at customerservice@purlsoho.com, we would be happy to exchange what you have left for new skeins that are already wound. Also, for future orders, you can always leave a note in the comment box of your order asking us to wind your yarn, and we will gladly do so before shipping!
Best,
Julianna
What type of cast on did you use? Thanks!
Hi Susan,
Thanks for writing in! We use a Long Tail Cast On for most of our projects, but a Cable Cast On would also work well for this wrap!
Best,
Julianna
I absolutely love this pattern- I came into the shop last week to pick up all of the materials. I have had a really tough time winding the Burnish yarn (4 hours yesterday)- seems to get very, very tangled! I’m not feeling confident I’ll actually get to start on this project with my ball of mess 🙁
Hi Jeff,
I’m so sorry to hear you had trouble winding Burnish! If it is still tangled, please do come back in and we’ll be happy to either wind or replace the tangled yarn. We’re also always happy to wind for you before you leave or when you order online!
Best,
Julianna