I am excited to share my new project! Over the past few months, I have been collecting my thoughts on a lot of yarns that I have been trying out for the first time, or revisiting after discovering them ages ago. Yarn is something that I am deeply passionate about. If you have ever seen my house (or any knitters house really), you will be familiar with the ever growing stash. No there is not just one pile of every shade and fiber, but multiple. You need the display stash, the storage stash, and the leftover bits stash. It is a lot, yet a passionate knitter will understand the importance of the stash. So I decided to do something more with this stash than just knit my little heart out with it. I decided to put my yarn knowledge to the test and share reviews of the yarns I absolutely love with the world!

I will be documenting my journey with yarn reviews here on my blog, as well as on my youtube channel here! I wanted to give both formats so that people can choose which media they prefer, plus I love to take extensive notes to prepare for just about anything, so I thought I may as well compile them to share. I really hope you enjoy my reviews, and that you find some new yarn you enjoy, I know I will.

First up for the blog: Purl Soho Linen Quill!

(This post is not affiliated with or sponsored by Purl Soho, I just love their yarn and think it’s worth sharing.)

Linen quill is a fingering weight yarn, they also have a worsted version but here I am going to focus just on the fingering version, as I haven’t gotten my hands on the worsted yet (hopefully soon!)

Basic Specs:

50% Fine Highland Wool, 35% Alpaca, and 15% Linen
100 grams = 439 yards so you’re getting a lot of yarn in just one skein.
Suggested needle size is 2-5 US or 3-3.75mm
Gauge is 6.5 to 7.5 stitches per inch.

It retails for $17.50, so for 439 yards I think that’s an amazing deal. I know that Purl Soho’s yarns can be on the more expensive side but when I discovered this yarn I was immediately impressed by how far one skein can take you. They also have 55 different colorways so there’s no shortage here of color options, and there are also plenty of good gradients in their palette if you want to create an ombre project, which they advertise the yarn with for good reason. The hand feel can be a bit rough as you’re knitting with it, but once it’s properly blocked, it’s a really lovely fabric with a softer hand feel. The linen content gives it some breathability, but the wool offers light warmth. The combination of contents is gorgeous as you can clearly see the difference between the plant and animal fibers, and it creates a fabric with amazing drape and stitch definition.

For me, I think the biggest pro is that it’s a really great value for the price. On their website they have a sweater that uses 3 skeins for a 28-31” bust and 7 skeins for a 61-64” bust, which if you have experience knitting a lot of sweaters you will know that’s not a lot of skeins. This means that the price of a sweater will be anywhere from $52.50 to $122.50 *not including tax or shipping.* That means for even smaller projects like smaller home goods or accessories, you will only need a few skeins or less, which is perfect for knitters who are trying to find a great quality yarn that won’t push the budget. Another thing that really stands out to me about this yarn is the amount of colors that are offered. It is rare to find a good quality yarn with consistently large color offerings, especially palettes that make it so hard to decide on the color because they’re all so pretty. Some of the colors have a slight heathered appearance to them too, which makes for a more rustic look, something I always adore.

The only con that stands out to me is that it can be a little bit itchy with close skin contact. This is something that doesn’t bother me, but if you are more sensitive to itchy yarns I would recommend loose garments, or accessories that have more drape or can be layered over woven pieces.

My favorite use for this yarn is accessories. That’s partly because of the feel, it’s really lightweight, but still warm without being super insulating. It’s really great for Fall and Spring accessories or lighter winter accessories if you live somewhere with warmer Winters. Another reason why I think this is because it’s a fingering weight yarn, and I know if you’re a slower or beginner knitter, it can be a little daunting to knit a whole sweater on size US 3 or 4 needles since it will feel like progress takes forever. But they have the worsted weight version too, so that might be a good option to get the same fiber content, but a faster knit!

I used this yarn for my newly released pattern, Joshua Tree. It’s a lightweight hat knit in the round with bubble stitch and drop stitch braid details. It used less than 1 skein so it’s really affordable and would be great for transitional seasons, or if you live somewhere where Winters aren’t super cold!

In conclusion, I think this is a really great affordable yarn that knits up beautifully and has an amazing range of colors. It is definitely worth checking out!

Yarn Review | Purl Soho Linen Quill