Knit scarf PDF pattern by Meghan Fernandes
Traditional tartans and plaids lend their basic structure to this feathery wrap, which incorporates negative space where an additional flat colour would normally sit. The main yarn is a fluffy baby Suri alpaca blend, while the slipped stitches use a slippery smooth merino DK for high-impact contrast in texture, as well as colour. Never one for fuss, Meghan encourages you to carry the non-working yarn up the sides of the wrap, twisting with the working yarn as needed, to avoid cutting the yarn and weaving in lots of ends.
Chapman has an experimental soul. Meghan conceived it as an exploration of colour, texture, and negative space, and hopes you’ll take it even further. Virtually any combination of weights, textures, and colours could work; start with those special skeins you love but have never matched to the perfect pattern!
1 size; 160.5cm / 63” long x 45.5cm / 18” wide (not including tassels).
Yarn A: Qing Fibre Melted Baby Suri (fingering / 4-ply weight; 65% Suri alpaca, 20% merino, 15% silk; 175m / 191yds per 50g skein)
Shade: Desert; 3 skeins
Yarn B: Qing Fibre Super Soft DK (DK weight; 80% superwash merino, 10% cashmere, 10% nylon; 212m / 232yds per 100g skein)
Shade: Atmosphere; 2 skeins
Gauge: 18 sts & 22 rows= 10cm / 4” over chart pattern on 4.5mm after blocking
This pattern is also available as part of a collection of 10 patterns in Issue 32: Spring 2020.