Huma Shawl by Anne Podlesak

Huma Shawl

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Knitting
November 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 48 rows = 4 inches
in Garter Stitch, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
435 - 450 yards (398 - 411 m)
One size: 17 1/4" (44 cm) back neck to hem x 58" (147.5 cm) wingspan
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

This fingering-weight shawl is knit from the back neck down to the hem. Increases are worked on both right-side and wrong-side rows to create a deep crescent shape. The outer two panels are worked in garter stitch, and the center panel features a center “flame” chart. It is easily adjustable by working more or less rows, depending on the amount of yardage you have.

The Huma is a legendary bird in Persian mythology. In many of the tales, this bird rises, phoenix-like, every hundred years, being consumed by flames, to rise from ashes in a new cycle of rebirth.

This pattern is also available as part of the 4-pattern Mythical Creatures Club from Wooly Wonka Fibers.