The Weekly Swatch: Feather and Fan Lace Knit Stitch

Feather and Fan Lace Knit Stitch 

After knitting up a few swatches in Scallop Lace Knit Stitch for last week's Weekly Swatch, it felt fitting to follow-up with another classic lace stitch: the Feather and Fan knit stitch. Somehow, I always think of these stitches as being related to one another, with the Feather and Fan Stitch building upon and extending the stitch motif of the Scallop Stitch.

Due to its simplicity, the Feather and Fan Stitch is suitable for yarns of differing weights, including bulkier varieties, as shown in the image below. For the smaller swatch I used Wendy Zena, an alpaca / wool blend with a recommended 4mm needle size. 

Feather and Fan Knit Stitch - 

Feather and Fan Lace Knit Stitch

(The stitch is worked over a multiple of 18 plus 2 stitches.)

Row 1 (right side): K all sts.

Row 2: P all sts.

Row 3: K1, *[k2tog] x3, [yo, k1] x6, [k2tog] x3, rep from * to last st, k1. 

Row 4: K all sts.

Repeat Rows 1 to 4 for pattern.

Feather and Fan Knit Stitch, Yarn: Drops Flora

Feather and Fan Lace Knit Stitch, Yarn: Drops Flora

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