APRIL SNOW WRAP

Springtime brings the first warm days of the year, but still it can be really wintry so a light and drapy scarf is a good companion these days.
This wrap design features chaotic dots and stripes, that remind of fluffy snow flakes and stormy snow flurries on a green background – springtime snow, so to say.
Anyone who knows the music of Prince, has surely heard about April Snow. „Sometimes it snows in April“ always was one of my favourite songs. And when Prince passed away, it got a completely new meaning. Because it was April – and it was snowing here in Hamburg. I cannot describe how deeply touching this was.

Skill level
Beginner-friendly

Languages
German | English | Danish

Dimensions
The finished wrap measures about 2,30 m x 0,5 m / 90.5“ x 19.6“ after washing and blocking

Yarn
MC: 300 g fingering weight Merino yarn by Zakami in Selkie (especially dyed for assigned pooling)
alternative: 1.200 m / 1,300 y of any other fingering weight yarn for assigned pooling.
CC: 100 g undyed fingering weight yarn in corresponding weight and yardage
alternative: 400 m / 437 y of a (semi-)solid yarn matching the MC’s colourplay and weight.

Needles
3,75 mm / US 5 circular needle in 80 cm / 31“ length

Gauge
20 sts x 38 rows = 10 cm / 4“ For a shawl or wrap, the gauge is not really important so don’t worry if you don’t meet the exact numbers.

Description
April Snow is an assigned pooling wrap that is knitted diagonally and has an icord edge. There are alternating pattern sections to bring out the unique yarn’s colour play in different ways.
There are two different types of patterns which will referred to as ”flakes“ (German short row eyelets) and “flurries“ (1-and-1 row stripes) throughout the pattern.

Techniques
Garter stitch, icord edge, German short row eyelets