Windswept Days by Birch Tree Knits

Windswept Days

Knitting
September 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in Garter
US 7 - 4.5 mm
585 - 630 yards (535 - 576 m)
One Size
English
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How do the days, weeks, months, seasons, and years seem to pick up speed along the way? This project encourages a bit of time to knit, and hopes for lots of moments to celebrate!

Difficulty/Skills Required:
Beginner/Intermediate.
Long tail cast on, Knit, Purl, K2TOG, YO, Icelandic Bind off, Blocking, Weaving in ends.

Yarn Weight:
Fingering/Sock, Lac.

Notions:
Tapestry needle, Blocking materials.

Gauge, blocked:
Garter Stitch in fingering: 20 sts and 34 rows = 4” / 10 cm
Stockinette Stitch in laceweight: 20 sts and 30 rows = 4” /10 cm
Gauge isn’t crucial, as it’s a shawl, but it will affect yardage.

Suggested Yarns:
Emma’s Yarn Slubby Slub (90% Superwash Merino, 10% Nylon), 438 yds / 401 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein.
Emma’s Yarn Marvelous Mohair (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk), 459 yds / 420 m per 1.76 oz / 50 g skein.

Yarn Shown & Yardage:
MC: Emma’s Yarn Slubby Slub, colorway Tropic Like It’s Hot: 385 yds / 352 m.
CC: Emma’s Yarn Marvelous Mohair, colorway Tropic Like It’s Hot: 195 yds / 178 m.

Needle Size: US 7 / 4.5 mm 40” / 102 cm circular needle or needle size to get gauge.

Size Information:
Sample size, fully blocked:
Tip to tip across longest side: approx 75” / 190.5 cm. Depth at deepest point: approx 21” / 53.5 cm.

Tech Editing: Annie B. Lin