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Blue Spruce
Just outside my office window is a mature blue spruce. When I’m working, I often pause to look at it - not only because it’s beautiful, but because a family of house finches have nested here, and I see them all the time, popping in and out to feed their chicks. The finches aren’t the only birds to frequent the spruce, though. Just a moment ago, bushtits (the smallest non-hummingbird bird in North America) were swarming all over it, and every day, a white-capped sparrow sits at the top, chirping away in its role as flock alert bird. And, since I wrote the original version of this pattern romance, the house finch chicks have hatched and are currently peeping away. It’s a busy place, our blue spruce, and that is a happy thing for me.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Sizes(see schematic for letter references)
Small Shawl
A: 69”/175 cm B: 21”/53 cm C: 40”/102 cm
Medium Shawl
A: 91”/231 cm B: 28”/71 cm C: 53”/135 cm
Large Shawl
A: 100”/254cm B: 32”/81cm C: 64”/163 cm
Gauge
Evergreen Lace: 19 sts and 20 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) on 3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, aggressively blocked.
Yarn Requirements
Size Small
400-425 yards/366-388 metres fingering weight yarn
Size Medium
650-675 yards/594-617 metres fingering weight yarn
Size Large
875-925 yars/800-846 metres fingering weight yarn
Needles
3.75 mm (US 5) knitting needles, straight (at least 14”/ 35 cm long) or circular
Notions
- pins, wires, and a mat for blocking
- tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
- 2 st markers
This pattern includes both written instructions and charts, as well as row-by-row stitch counts.
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- First published: May 2017
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