Mayur means peacock in Hindi/Sanskrit.

The Mayur Wrap is inspired by colors of the peacock and is shaped like the peacock feather.

For centuries, the peacock and its feather have been celebrated in Indian mythology, heritage and culture. The blue bird with its fabulous tail has been an important symbol in many cultures and regions across the country. The motif of a peacock dancing in rain, spreading its plumage (“mor pankh” in Hindi) is a deeply etched imagery in every Indian’s mind, so much so that the peacock or “Mayur” is the national bird of India.

The wrap is unique in that it begins and ends with a 3-st I-cord that represent the start and end tips of the peacock feather. The wrap is grows like a triangular shawl. The central double decrease line forms the central stem or shaft of the feather and the garter ridges growing on each side of the stem form the barbs. At the end of the garter section, the gradual decreases combined with the intarsia colorwork form the peacock eye. The wrap then tapers off to an I cord, forming the end tip.

Intarsia colorwork is charted only.

Finished Measurements:
70” 178 cm long, 22” 56 cm wide at the garter
section and 26” 66 cm wide at the intarsia section,
after wet blocking.

Yarn:
MC – Sunrays Creations Vilasa Skinny Singles
(100% Silk; 440 yards 400 meters/100 grams):
Sunny Skies (1 ball)
CC1 - Sunrays Creations Vilasa Skinny Singles
(100% Silk; 440 yards 400 meters/100 grams): Peridot
(1 ball)
CC2 - Sunrays Creations Vilasa Skinny Singles
(100% Silk; 440 yards 400 meters/100 grams):
Morpankh (1 ball)
CC3 - Sunrays Creations Urna (100% merino; 440 yards
400 meters/100 grams): Mustard Sauce (1 ball)

The sample wrap weighed 185g/814 yards 740m and
used the following amounts of yarn of each color:
MC and CC1 – 65g/286 yards 280m each.
CC2 – 40g/176 yards 160m
CC3 – 15g/66 yards 60m

About Indian Designers’ Collaboration (InDesCo):
InDesCo is a platform to showcase the works of independent knit and crochet designers of India. The second edition is themed “Monsoon Memoirs” and features 12 knit and crochet designs by Indian designers. The Mayur Wrap is my contribution to this edition of InDesCo.