Paper Bird by Leah Batt

Paper Bird

Knitting
June 2016
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in reverse stockinette stitch, after blocking
US 5 - 3.75 mm
884 - 1060 yards (808 - 969 m)
60" [152.5 cm] long and 42" [106.5 cm] at widest point
English
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Take flight in this graceful, wing-like shawl knitted in Tern. Paper Bird features ribbing and bias stitching, the combination of which calls to mind unfolded origami, the designer’s inspiration taken from the classic story of folding 1,000 paper cranes.

yarn
tern / rose quartz 422
5 skeins
Note: The sample used almost all of 4 skeins. An extra skein is required for swatching.

needles
24” circular in size US 5 / 3.75 mm

skills required
Long-tail cast on (link provided); increasing, decreasing.