Future Swallowtail is a pet project I’ve decided to share as a pattern. It is inspired by the eastern black swallowtail caterpillar. Easy written instructions for the stranded pattern is knit entirely in the round. Construction includes a provisional cast on that is grafted to your final row for a seamless piece of fabric. I knit mine using 3 colors of Qing Fibre Merino Singles which is a fingering weight wool.

SIZE
8” tall x 24” wide

MATERIALS
250 Yards - Fingering weight yarn (Color A - Green - Acid Apple - Qing Fibre Merino Singles)
165 Yards - Fingering weight yarn (Color B - Brown - Caviar - Qing Fibre Merino Singles)
65 Yards - Fingering weight yarn (Color C - Yellow - Young Ginger - Qing Fibre Merino Singles)
16” circular US 3
1 Stitch marker
1 Spare circular needle
Waste yarn for provisional cast on

GAUGE
32 stitches and 36 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch on US 3