Aquila

This pattern was originally published as Weird Sisters’ contribution to the 2025 Rose City Yarn Crawl, March 6-9, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. This pattern is also available for download as part of the 2025 Pattern Collection: Our Sky Full of Stars

Lose yourself in the sparkling stars of the summer night sky and knit your way through the legend of Altair and the Goddess of the Heavens, Vega. The lonely Princess of the skies was isolated traveling among heavens when she became smitten with a man playing music under a great tree. Their chance encounter bloomed into love, a forbidden love. When the gods discovered their love , Vega and Altair were dragged away and placed far apart in the stars separated by the Heavens. She vowed that one day they would be together again, and with a cruel twist of fate her promise came true. Even though the Great Celestial River (The Milky Way) lay between them, it is said that once a year on the 7th day of the 7th month a bridge of magpies form allowing the lovers just one day together.

Skill Level

Advanced Beginner

Gauge

20 sts x 32 rows = 4”/10 cm square in Stockinette St

Finished Measurements

65” /165 cm wingspan x 19”/48 cm deep

Yarn

Kelbourne Woolens, Camper; 100% Wool; 200 yds/183 m; 1.75 oz/50 g; Color 1: 2 hanks of Blue Heather, Color 2: 1 hank of Natural, Color 3: 1 hank of Navy Heather; Fingering weight yarn; Color 1: 360 yds/329 m, Color 2: 120 yds/110 m, Color 3: 180 yds/165m 

Alternative Sample 2 used: Tumalo Fibers Ghost Town Fingering (450yds/100g) in Emerald Hills (C2), Bubbling Brook (C1) and Firefly (C3)

Needles

US5/3.75 mm 32”/80 cm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge

Notions

Tapestry needle 

Measuring tape 

Scissors 

Blocking tools

Skills Required

Basic knitting skills

Increasing and decreasing

Intarsia or willingness to learn