Part 4 – Secondaries
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Last week we started focusing on the flight wings of the bird, collectively called remiges, with the Tertiaries. This week, we move on to the feathers called the Secondaries.
The Secondary wing feathers permit birds to take to the skies. Unlike other feathers, remiges are anchored to bone with strong ligaments so they can withstand the demands of flight and be precisely positioned. Secondaries provide most of the lift by overlapping to form an efficient *airfoil. These run along the ‘arm’ of the wing and sustain the bird in the air, giving it lift. The number of secondary feathers varies with different species. Experiments have shown that, if half of the secondaries are removed, a bird will still be able to fly, but some control will be lost.
*Airfoil – a part of an aircraft’s or other vehicle’s surface that acts on the air to provide lift or control, e.g. an aileron, wing, or propeller.
Written in US terms.
ABBREVIATIONS
BL = back loop
Beg = beginning
Ch/s = chain/s
Dc = double crochet
FL = front loop
Hdc = half double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/s
Rem = remain
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip/skipped
Sl st = slip stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
Tog = together
Tr = treble crochet
Yo = yarn over
HOOK: Crochet hook size H / 5.0mm
FINISHED SIZE: 42”” Diameter
SPECIAL STITCHES:
BegTrClGroup (beginning treble cluster group): [Ch 3, tr, (ch 3, TrCl) twice] all in same st.
TrCl (treble cluster): Work 2 tr in same st until last lp of each is on hk, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hk.
TrClGroup (treble cluster group): [(TrCl, ch 3) twice, TrCl] in same st.
Dc2tog (double crochet 2 stitches together): Yo, insert hk in next st, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps, (2 lps on hk), rep into next st until 3 lps on hk, yo and draw through all lps on hk.
Fpsc (front post single crochet): Insert hk from front to back and to front again around post of st indicated, yo and pull up a lp, complete as regular sc.
Sc2tog (single crochet 2 stitches together): [Insert hk in next st, yo and pull up lp] twice, yo and draw through all lps on hk.
INSTRUCTIONS
Rnd 53: Working in BL this Rnd, join G with sc to 6th sc of any Shell, [hdc in next st, dc2tog placing 1st leg in last sc of current Shell, sk Spike Slst, place 2nd leg in first sc of next Shell, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, sc2tog in next 2 sc, sc in next sc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to first sc. (6 sts per Shell, 396 total sts)
Rnd 54: Ch 1, sc in same st and in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off. (396 sc)
Rnd 55: Join F with sl st to any sc above a dc2tog, BegTrClGroup in same st, [sk next 5 sc, TrClGroup in next sc] around omitting last TrClGroup, join with sl st to top of first TrCl. Finish off. (66 TrClGroups)
Rnd 56: Join G with sc to the first ch-3 sp of any TrClGroup, 2 sc in same sp, [fpsc around top of next TrCl, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, sk next TrCl, sl st in bet last TrCl of current TrClGroup and first TrCl of next TrClGroup, sk next TrCl, 3 sc in next ch-2 sp] around omitting last 3 sc, join with sl st to first sc. (396 sc, 66 fpsc, 66 sl st)
Rnd 57: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 6 sts, [working in front of previous Rnds, TrCl into 3rd of 5 sk sts in Rnd 54, returning to Rnd 56, sk next sl st, sc in next 7 sts] around omitting last 7 sc, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off. (66 TrCl, 462 sc)
Rnd 58: Join E with sl st to top of any TrCl, work BegTrClGroup in same st, [sk next 7 sc, TrClGroup in next TrCl] around omitting last TrClGroup, join with sl st to top of first TrCl. Finish off. (66 TrClGroups)
Rnd 59: With G, rep Rnd 56.
Rnd 60: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 6 sts, [working in front of previous Rnds, TrCl into 4th of 7 sk sts in Rnd 57, returning to Rnd 59, sk next sl st, sc in next 7 sts] around omitting last 7 sc, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off. (66 TrCl, 462 sc)
Rnd 61: Join F with sl st to any TrCl, BegTrClGroup in same st, ch 3, sk next 7 sc, [TrClGroup in next TrCl, ch 3, sk next 7 sc] around, join with sl st to top of first TrCl. Finish off. (66 TrClGroups, 66 ch-3 sps bet TrClGroups)
Rnd 62: Join G with sc to the first ch-3 sp of any TrClGroup, 2 sc in same sp, [fpsc around top of next TrCl, (3 sc in next ch-3 sp) 3 times] around omitting last 3 sc, join with sl st to first sc. (66 fpsc, 594 sc)
Rnd 63: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, [(sc, hdc, sc) in next fpsc, sc in next 3 sc, working in front of previous Rnds, TrCl into 4th of 7 sk sts in Rnd 60, sk next 3 sc, sc in next 3 sts] around omitting last 3 sc, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off. (66 TrCl, 66 hdc, 528 sc)
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