I’ve been waking up more and more these mornings to the sweet sounds of the Dawn Chorus. Spring is in full swing and the birds are singing! Oh, how they sing in the morning! (Admittedly, some mornings I wish they would keep it down for a few more hours…) No one really knows why the birds sing in the morning, but what an amazing phenomenon. With that cacophony of song the birds just seem to be so happy.
Being a bit of a bird nerd, I thought it would be fun to find some patterns out there inspired by our feathered friends.
This hat shows different birds peeking through the branches of brambles. The pattern is Bramble Birds by Sara Huntington Burch and sells for $5 on Ravelry. It is made using fingering weight yarn and utilizes cables and stranded colorwork. Cascade Heritage would work very well for this, and so would the more tonal Heather Ellis Art fingering yarns.
The Jay Sweater by Rachel Brockman was inspired by the colorations and patterning of the blue jay. I love this idea and wish I could find more plumage inspired projects! This Jay Sweater is free on Ravelry. It uses DK weight yarn so I think Juniper Moon Farm’s Rambouillet would be so nice for this, or perhaps Malabrigo’s Arroyo.
If you’ve come into the shop, you may have seen the seagull sitting on the red shelf. My husband created him using the crochet pattern Scraps the seagull bird by kim bengtsson friis. You can find the link to the pattern on Ravelry, and it sells for about $5.65. He used Deluxe Worsted for his seagull, but you could also use Uptown Worsted.
Prairie Winds Sweater by Kathleen Simpson features flying birds among meadows and hearts on the yoke. It sells for about $7.50 on Ravelry, using DK weight yarn. Patagonia Organic Merino would be nice for this, or perhaps Jody Long’s Ciao.
The socks Flying Birds Shorties by Joji Locatelli selling for $5 on Ravelry are perfect for the summer. The little “V” formations look just like a flock of birds flying. Cascade Heritage would be wonderful for this as well as Heather Ellis Art. More tonal yarns would make the patterning of these socks more visible, but it still works with subtle variegation and even some speckling like you might see from Malabrigo Ultimate Sock or Square Pegs fingering yarn.
I hope the next time you are awakened by bird song, you stop and listen to the mesmerizing sounds they make and marvel even just a little bit at the mystery as to why they do it. I hope their song makes you happy.
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