The Northern Lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres, and are due to collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth’s atmosphere. They may appear in many colors, from pale green and pink, to shades of red, yellow, green, blue and violet. Because my current yarn stash contained more purples and blues, I chose to celebrate these colors in my scrapghan. The lights can form patches of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow. I used the German Short Row knitting technique to design waves and ripples to emulate the lights. You do not have to have any previous experience knitting with German Short Rows to knit this afghan since full written instructions and video help links are included in the pattern. Mine is knit using worsted weight Merino Wool yarn, but you could also knit this blanket in DK or sport weight. Keep in mind that if you choose a lighter weight you may need more yarn than I used if you want to get the same dimensions as mine. I didn’t follow any definite pattern when incorporating colors into my piece; I simply added what I had from my stash, trying to balance darker colors with lighter ones. Each “wave” of color uses about 25 grams or about 50 yards, for a total of about 2,150 yards for the whole scrapghan, which is 5 feet 8 inches wide in width by 6 feet 3 inches in length. You can easily customize your scrapghan using the dimensions and colors of your choice depending on your stash. It is knit mostly in garter stitch with break rows between sections done in purl. Rectangular in shape, the stitch count stays the same for the entire piece, and it is knit from side to side. A simple garter stitch border both starts and finishes the blanket.