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!

Mineral Wrap | Purl Soho

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.

Mineral Wrap | Purl Soho

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!

Mineral Wrap | Purl Soho

Cast on for this enchanting beauty with any combination of colors, each one a sparkling gem!

Mineral Wrap | Purl Soho

Designed for Purl Soho by Adam Aronowitz.

Share your progress + connect with the community by tagging your pics with #PurlSoho, #PurlSohoBusyHands, #PurlSohoMineralWrap, #PurlSohoBurnish, and #PurlSohoMineralSilk. We can’t wait to see what you make!

Materials

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To knit your own Mineral Wrap, you will need…

  • Yarn A: 3 skeins of Purl Soho’s Burnish, 100% rayon from bamboo. Each skein is 339 yards/100 grams; approximately 780 yards used. 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; approximately 780 yards used. We used the color Starry Night.

(NOTE: We no longer offer Burnish or Mineral Silk, but choose from our other fingering/sport weight yarns.)

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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.

Mineral Wrap | Purl Soho