Pretty Feather Pattern
(This version includes the edge stitches in the row by row instructions)
Needle size: US 2 or 3 / 3mm
Abbreviations
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit 2 stitches together
yo = yarn over
Colour pattern
The shade is changed after the completion of these 4 rows. The 6 shades of blue are knit from dark to light; then the 6 shades of scarlet; and then the shades of beige: each set of shades is knit twice, and you will finish with the lightest beige. Knit 4 plain rows of that colour besides the 4 pattern rows.
Pattern
Cast on any number of stitches divisible by 25, plus 8 more for the edges.
Row 1 – 4: k across
Row 5: k4, *(k2tog) 4 times, (yo, k1) 8 times, (k2tog) 4 times, k1, repeat from * to last four stitches, k4
Row 6: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Row 7: knit across
Row 8: k4, purl across to last four stitches, k4
Repeat knitted and colour pattern to desired length.
Last 4 Rows: Knit across
Cast off.