This pattern was originally published as Northwest Wools’ contribution to the 2024 Rose City Yarn Crawl, March 7-10, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. This pattern is also available for download as part of the 2024 Pattern Collection: Pacific Northwest Flora & Fauna

The Vesper Shawl is a celebration of the Little Brown Bat, a vital part of our ecosystem that pollinates plants, disperses seeds, and is capable of eating more than 1,200 mosquitos in a single night. Designed to mimic the structure of a bat’s wings, the shawl is knit from the top down. This cape-like crescent shawl is designed to sit securely on your shoulders, or it can be worn with the ends criss-crossed across the front of your body and secured with a stylish shawl pin.

Yarn
(2) skeins Knitted Wit Non-Super Wash Fingering (100% Merino Wool, 420 yds/4 oz.), shown in colorways Traffic Starts Jumping and Mush! Total yardage needed: 840 yds.

Needles
US Size 5 (3.75mm), 60” circular needles

Gauge
24 sts x 34 rows = 4” in stockinette

Notions
(10) stitch markers
Darning needle
Scissors

Finished Measurements
48” wide at top edge by 15” deep at center spine

Skill Level
Intermediate