There is something mesmerizing and magical about a murmuration of birds. Single wings beat individually yet together the fluid movement of the flock creates concentrated points as well as less dense areas giving rise to both texture and color. The movement typically forms curves and arcs which move in unison. My goal in this triangular shawl design is to translate the flight pattern and flow of a murmuration of birds from the dense core to the sparser fringes of a flock in motion.

Yarn
Miss Babs Avon
85% Merino Wool, 15% Silk 490 yd/3.5 oz (448 m/100 g) skeins
1 skein each in three colors, shown in Blackbird (Color 1), Violaceous (Color 2) and Flight Path (Color 3)
Or approximately 400 yards/365 meters of light fingering weight yarn in each of 3 colors

Finished Measurements
Wingspan: 82”/205 cm
Depth: 27”/67.5 cm

Needles
• US 4 3.5 mm circular needle, 32”/80cm, or size to
obtain gauge
• US 7 4.5 mm circular needle, 32”/80cm, or size three
sizes larger than the one to obtain gauge

Gauge
Blocked: 22 stitches and 44 rows = 4”/10 cm square in
garter stitch.
Gauge is not critical for this project but will affect yardage
and finished size if different from above.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited and test knit.