Snowflake Scarf
Since opening Purl Soho over ten years ago, we have often dreamed of creating our very own yarn. A yarn that would be as wonderful we could imagine: soft and luxurious, colorful and friendly, warm and beautiful. So, I’m thrilled to now be sharing my Snowflake Scarf with you, created with our first ever Purl Soho yarn: Super Soft Merino!
Super Soft Merino makes every lovely detail of the Rosette Stitch glow with a gentle halo of warmth. A chunky single ply of 100% merino wool, this yarn knits up with such a lavish drape and sumptuous coziness that even the most bitter winter wind is a breeze!
Stay tuned for more amazing patterns as we welcome Super Soft Merino into our lives. We hope you welcome it into yours! -Joelle
Materials
- 4 skeins of Purl Soho’s Super Soft Merino, 100% merino wool. Each skein is 87 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 348 yards required. We used Heirloom White.
- US 15 (10 mm) straight or circular knitting needles
Gauge
12 stitches = 4 inches in stitch pattern
Size
Finished Dimensions: 10 inches wide x 70 inches long
Pattern
Cast on 30 stitches.
Row 1 (Right Side): Knit.
Row 2: *P2tog, leaving stitches on left needle, bring yarn to back of work and k2tog through same stitches, drop stitches from left needle, repeat from * to end.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: P1, *p2tog, leaving stitches on left needle, bring yarn to back of work and k2tog through same stitches, drop stitches from left needle, repeat from * until 1 stitch remains, p1.
Repeat Rows 1-4 until approximately 30 inches of yarn remains, ending with a wrong side row. Bind off on right side in knit.
Weave in the ends and wrap yourself up!
Update: Our Snowflake Scarf In Franca!
September 30, 2019
Manos del Uruguay’s super soft Franca is an absolute party in a skein! In fact, we used three skeins of the color Party to pull our Snowflake Scarf from the archive and give it a colorful update. You’ll need the same US 15 needles as well as the pattern as written above and simply knit until the piece measures 70 inches from the cast-on edge. After that, weave in the ends and wrap yourself up!
Hi! I’m planning on knitting this beautiful pattern with some bulkier yarn I have laying around – 200g. I saw that the Super Soft Merino is 100g. Would I have to modify the pattern – cast on fewer -16 rows maybe instead of 30? Would it still work and look the same?
Thank you!
Hi Jess,
Thanks for writing in! You can certainly modify this pattern! To decide whether you will need to cast on fewer or more stitches, you will need to knit a gauge swatch. For this pattern the gauge is 3 stitches = 1 inch in stitch pattern. Once you know how many stitches you are getting per inch in pattern, you can multiply that number by 10 inches wide and use the nearest even number as your cast on. For instance, if you are getting 2 stitches per inch in pattern, 2 x 10 = 20, which is an even number so you will cast on 20 stitches!
I hope that this helps!
Cassy
I love this pattern. I made 2 scarfs this winter using Feltro Lanecardate. I’m wondering how to rework the pattern for circular knitting?
Hello Aneta,
Thank you for writing us- I’m happy to know that you loved making this project! Unfortunately this stitch doesn’t translate to the round very easily so I wouldn’t recommend it for knit in the round projects.
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Hi, I’m hoping you have a tutorial for this stitch.
Hi Marlene,
Thanks for writing in. Unfortunately we don’t have the resources at the moment to do a video tutorial of this. We will keep your request in mind though for the future!
Best,
Julianna
If you want a video tutorial, this is also known as the rosette stitch, and there are video tutorials on YouTube.
Thanks for letting us know it’s the rosette stitch!
How do you weave in the ends in this stitch? thanks!
Hello Rachel,
Thank you for reaching out! To weave in your ends you will want to follow the stitch pattern with your tail. For a more in-depth explanation I would recommend checking out our tutorial!
Happy knitting,
Marilla
Thanks so much, Lauren. It’s always so much clearer when I can see a visual. I immediately looked up the Rosette stitch on Youtube and found a perfect video! Can’t wait to make this scarf now!
Can you recommend a “non-wool” yarn substitute? Thanks
Hi Joyce,
Thanks for reaching out! I would suggest using Blue Sky Worsted Cotton as a substitute for this scarf – it is wonderful for those with wool sensitivities, but since it is a bit lighter weight than Super Soft Merino, you will have to make some slight adjustments to the pattern. To do so, you will need to knit a gauge swatch in pattern on US 11 needles, multiply your stitches per inch by 10 inches, and then round to the nearest even number to determine how many stitches to cast on. It will take 3 skeins to knit a scarf the same size as ours at the smaller gauge.
I hope that helps, and happy knitting!
Julianna
I would like to make the Snowflake Scarf into a baby blanket size. How many skeins would I need of the Super Soft Merino, and how many stitches would I cast on?
Hi Borami,
Thanks for reaching out! That is such a lovely idea! The stitch pattern will look so nice as a baby blanket. For approximately a 36″ x 36″ baby blanket I would recommend casting on 108 stitches and 8 Skeins of Super Soft Merino! I would recommend leaving 1 or 2 of the skeins unwound in the event you don’t need them all so you can return them for store credit within 6 months!
Please let us know how this works out!
All the best,
Gianna
What a beautiful pattern!
Could I use needles size 11 with this yarn?
Hi Sofia,
Thanks for reaching out! You could try this out on an 11 but the fabric will be much more dense, and overall change the gauge quite a bit! I would suggest sticking to a 15 to insure the fabric is not too dense!
Warmly,
Gianna
If I used super soft Merino to make a 20” X 70”shawl garter stitch, how many skeins do you think I would need?
Thanks
Victoria
Hi Victoria,
Thanks for reaching out! If you wanted to make a garter stitch shawl that measured 20″ x 70″ in Super Soft Merino, I’d estimate that you’d need approximately 680 yards of yarn, or 8 skeins total. It sounds like a wonderfully cozy project!
Warmly,
Kelsey
Do the sides curl in? Or will it lay flat after its steamed or blocked?
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for reaching out! Since this pattern has a very textured stitch unlike stockinette, there shouldn’t be any curling! However, I do recommend blocking or steaming the scarf when finished for the best result!
Happy knitting!
Gianna