Paparde Swoncho

"Paparde Swoncho" PDF Digital Download

by: Kelsey Stephens

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4) / finished measurement 60 (66.5, 73, 80)" #sizeinclusive

Recommended ease: 16-28" positive ease

Yarn:

MC: Roan Sport ( 100g | 325 yards / 297 m | 60% American Superwash Merino / 40% Domestic Non Superwash Merino); 4 ( 5, 6, 7 ) skeins
CC: Homestead Sport ( ~72g | 250 yards / 228 m | 100% American Superwash Merino); 3 ( 3, 3, 4 ) skeins
*Sample shown in- MC: “Onyx” | CC: “Hipster”

"Paparde" is Latvian for "fern".  I found myself, inspired, by the seasonal changes from Winter into Spring, and the botanical life that "springs" up as the climate here on the East Coast, becomes warmer. As I began charting out the yoke design of this swoncho, I couldn't help but notice how the shift of seasons was quickly influencing the design of this pattern. It is a beautiful marriage of geometric and symmetrical shapes, with a very organic and free flowing floral pattern.