The Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl

Materials

Various oddments from your stash and needles to suit. You can use absolutely anything from the finest linen to the glitziest, fuzziest novelty yarn imaginable!

I used 550gms dk weight wools and cottons (approximately 1100m/ 1210 yards) and 4mm needles for a 5 ft wide shawl with fringe.

Gauge

Any gauge to suit your yarn.

Abbreviations

K = knit
yo = yarn over
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together

Pattern

First of all, a quick explanation for my fellow “visual” learners 🙂

We are going to:

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In Words

Cast on 3 sts.

1st row: (K1, yo) twice, k1

2nd row: Purl

3rd row: (K1, yo) 4 times, k1

4th row: Knit

5th row: K1, (yo, K3, yo, k1) twice

6th row: Knit

7th row: K1, (yo, K5, yo, k1) twice

8th row: Purl

9th row: K1, (yo, K7, yo, k1) twice

10th row: Knit

11th row: K1, (yo, K9, yo, k1) twice

12th row: Knit

13th row: K1, (yo, K11, yo, k1) twice

14th row: Purl

15th row: K1, (yo, K13, yo, k1) twice

16th row: Knit

17th row: K1, (yo, K15, yo, k1) twice

18th row: Knit

19th row: K1, (yo, K17, yo, k1) twice

20th row: Purl

21st row: K1, yo, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times**, (k1, yo) twice, k1, repeat from * to ** once, yo, k1

22nd row: Knit

23rd row: K1, (yo, K21, yo, k1) twice

24th row: Knit

25th row: K1, (yo, K23, yo, k1) twice

26th row: Purl

27th row: K1, yo, K3, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times**, K4, yo, k1, yo, k4, repeat from * to ** once, k3, yo, k1

28th row: Knit

29th row: K1, (yo, K27, yo, k1) twice

30th row: Knit

31st row: K1, (yo, k29, yo, k1) twice

32nd row: Purl

33rd row: K1, yo, K6, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times**, K7, yo, k1, yo, k7, repeat from * to ** once, k6, yo, k1

34th row: Knit

35th row: K1, (yo, K33, yo, k1) twice

36th row: Knit

37th row: K1, (yo, k35, yo, k1) twice

38th row: Purl

39th row: K1, yo, K9, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times**, K10, yo, k1, yo, k10, repeat from * to ** once, k9, yo, k1

40th row: Knit

41st row: K1, (yo, K39, yo, k1) twice

42nd row: Knit

43rd row: K1, (yo, k41, yo, k1) twice

44th row: Purl

45th row: K1, yo, K12, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times**, K13, yo, k1, yo, k13, repeat from * to ** once, k12, yo, k1

46th row: Knit

47th row: K1, (yo, K45, yo, k1) twice

48th row: Knit

49th row: K1, (yo, k47, yo, k1) twice

50th row: Purl

51st row: K1, yo, K15, *(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times**, K16, yo, k1, yo, k16, repeat from * to ** once, k15, yo, k1

52nd row: Knit

53rd row: K1, (yo, K51, yo, k1) twice

54th row: Knit

55th row: K1, (yo, k53, yo, k1) twice

56th row: Purl

57th row: K1, yo, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 3 times**, (k1, yo) twice, k1, repeat from * to ** once, yo, k1

58th row: Knit

59th row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

60th row: Knit

61st row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

62nd row: Purl

63rd row: K1, yo, K3, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 3 times**, K4, yo, k1, yo, k4, repeat from * to ** once, k3, yo, k1

64th row: Knit

65th row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

66th row: Knit

67th row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

68th row: Purl

69th row: K1, yo, K6, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 3 times**, K7, yo, k1, yo, k7, repeat from * to ** once, k6, yo, k1

70th row: Knit

71st row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

72nd row: Knit

73rd row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

74th row: Purl

75th row: K1, yo, K9, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 3 times**, K10, yo, k1, yo, k10, repeat from * to ** once, k9, yo, k1

76th row: Knit

77th row:

K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

78th row: Knit

79th row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

80th row: Purl

81st row: K1, yo, K12, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 3 times**, K13, yo, k1, yo, k13, repeat from * to ** once, k12, yo, k1

82nd row: Knit

83rd row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

84th row: Knit

85th row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

86th row: Purl

87th row: K1, yo, K15, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 3 times**, K16, yo, k1, yo, k16, repeat from * to ** once, k15, yo, k1

88th row: Knit

89th row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

90th row: Knit

91st row: K1, yo, k to centre stitch, yo, knit center stitch, yo, k to last st, yo, k1

92nd row: Purl

Repeat rows 57 – 92, adding 2 more repeats of the section between the square brackets each time you repeat the 36 rows.

For example, the next row will be:

K1, yo, *[(k2tog) 3 times, (yo, k1) 6 times, (k2tog) 3 times] 5 times**, (k1, yo) twice, k1, repeat from * to ** once, yo, k1

Continue knitting until your shawl measures:

12 – 16 inches wide for a head scarf
4 ft wide for a shoulder shawl or
The recipient’s height for a full size shawl. For example, this shawl is for my daughter who is 5ft tall so I made her shawl 5ft wide across the top.

Charted

Cast on 3 sts.

Chart for rows 1-20

The next chart is shown sideways. You will need to print it over several pages and stick it back together as it is very wide.

Chart for rows 21-56. Add two repeats of the shaded section for rows 57 to 92 and so on, each time you work through the chart until your shawl is wide enough.

Work, following the charts until your shawl measures:

Finishing

Darn in all loose ends.

Work a row of double crochet (US single crochet) into the yarn over eyelets across the top using a crochet hook 2 sizes larger than the needles you used to knit your shawl (to compensate for the extra length).

Add a fringe if desired.

For a head scarf, make a twisted cord 30 – 34 inches long and thread it through the eyelets across the top of the scarf.