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Papel Picado scarf is inspired by Mexican folk art made by cutting elaborate designs into sheets of tissue paper. Papel Picado translates as “perforated paper,” which creates tissue paper banners with cutout designs to decorate altars, homes, streets, and buildings.

Papel Picado is a rectangular shape scarf/wrap, knitted sideways on a bias. Only one color is worked at the time. The pattern can be worked from the written instructions or the chart. Read all the notes before you begin.

You can adjust the size and the look of the scarf by casting on more or fewer stitches and using more or fewer colors. Instead of mini skeins, you can use any fingering weight leftovers or gradient yarn.

YARN:

Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply (100% Superwash Merino)

• Main Color (MC) - 1 full skein (400 yd / 110g)
• Accent Color (AC) - 1 accent (133yd / 38 g)
• Contrast Colors (CC) - 10 mini skeins (80 yd/20 g)

or

Miss Babs Avon (85% 19.5 micron Merino, 15% silk)

• Main Color (MC) - 1 full skein (490 yd / 110g)
• Accent Color (AC) - 1 accent (163 yd / 33 g)
• Contrast Colors (CC) - 10 mini skeins (80 yd/ 17 g)

or any similar fingering weight yarn with the same yardage.

NEEDLES: US 4 (3.5 mm).
NOTIONS: darning needle.
GAUGE: 24 sts x 48 rows = 4” in mosaic pattern.
Sizing: custom

SAMPLES SHOWN:

Bright (9 sections):

• MC - 1 full skein in Obsidian;
• AC - 1 Toe (133yd / 38 g) in Lotus;
• CC - 9 mini skeins ( 2 Rainforest, 2 Goldenrod, 2 Bougainvillea, 2 Hops, 1 Sapsucker).

Cast-on edge width: 18”v/ 46 cm,
Length (along the edge): 76” / 193 cm,
Width (approximately): 12” / 30.5 cm

Muted (8 sections),
mini skeins from Old Masters Festive kits:

• MC - 1 skein in Coastal Fog;
• AC - 19;
• CC - 3, 11, 15, 23, 8, 21, 13, 1.

Cast-on edge width: 18” / 46 cm,
Length (along the edge): 68” / 173 cm,
Width (approximately): 12” / 30.5 cm

Instructions are available in two formats:

compact (3 pages, 11 pt)

large print (8 pages, 20 pt), the version with big letters for those who use portable devices like tablets and e-readers; also for those knitters who have difficulties reading small font on paper.

On Instagram (find me as @galimka_knits) use hashtag #papelpicadoscarf