Magpie to the Morning by Bristol Ivy

Magpie to the Morning

Knitting
May 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
19 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Lace Pattern, after lace blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
610 - 620 yards (558 - 567 m)
101” (254 cm) wingspan by 22” (56 cm)
English
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Magpie comes a-calling, drops a marble from the sky,
Tin roof sounds alarming, wake up child,
“Let this be a warning,” says the magpie to the morning,
“Don’t let this fading summer pass you by.”

- Neko Case, “Magpie to the Morning”

Finished Measurements
101” (254 cm) wingspan by 22” (56 cm)

Yarn
Spring Street by North Light Fibers (100% Falkland Islands merino; 310 yds (283 m)/2.5 oz (70 g) per skein)
2 skeins in the color Harrier, or 620 yds (567 m) fingering weight yarn

Needles
One 24-40” (60-100 cm) circular needle in US 6 (4 mm)

Gauge 19 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Lace Pattern, after lace blocking