Comments on: Feather and Fan Stitch

By: carrie deck

carrie deck — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:45:20 +0000

I decided to use this pattern to make a scarf and I am half way through, but I was wondering…when I come to the end of the scarf will I end up with a scallopped edge like I did at the beginning of the scarf??? If not, do you know how I can???

By: Jeanne Dunnett

Jeanne Dunnett — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:34:13 +0000

Hi, I have been having trouble also with the feather and fan pattern. I cast on 40 stitches and made a border of two stitches on each side. So the pattern in the middle is K 2 tog, 3 times; yo, K 1 6 times and repeat that across the row. When I do that, I instantly have 49 stitches instead of the 40 I cast on. How do I do the feather and fan stitch without constantly increasing? What am I doing wrong?

By: Mary Boyd

Mary Boyd — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:30:25 +0000

I have been knitting for years, but I am having trouble with the feather and fan stitch in a coat that I am making. The pattern directions are the same as yours, but I have cast 234 stitches. By the time I get to the 3rd row of the second repeat of the pattern, I am off. The pattern is not lining up correctly. Should I knit more stitches together between the yo & k? Thanks for any help you can give. Mary

By: Katelyn

Katelyn — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:22:31 +0000

Hi! I wasn’t sure but does psso. mean pass over? Thanks! By the way, is there any othere versions of this pattern? THanks!!

By: Sherry Coupe

Sherry Coupe — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:34:56 +0000

I have exactly the same question as Kerri posted 8-23-07.
Someone else’s project I would like to finish. It is just the fan part, the panels are about 17 sts. wide, but could be done in another multiple. You increase with a yarn over I believe. You are alternating knit and purl rows so there is a “ridge” at the top of the fan. I “thought” I could duplicate almost anything……but I am not getting this quite right. Thanks….Sherry

By: jan moore

jan moore — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:49:30 +0000

Hello,I need some help.What does yfwd mean?Directions read K8. (yfwd. Sl1.K1.psso) 3 times. K1 (K2tog.yfwd)3 times.I hve not done much knitting!!Does directions mean what is in parenthesis is done 3 times? Thank you for your help. Jan

By: Kerri

Kerri — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:33:05 +0000

Hi, I was wondering if you know of a pattern that is very much like this feather and fan pattern, but it has panels made of the “fans” going vertical, and then when you get the number of panels that you need, you sew them together?? My grandmother taught me that pattern, and I just recently found an afghan that I almost completed, but it’s been a few years, so I don’t remember how exactly. I know that the rows alternated between knitting and purlling, and that you would have to decrease for a few rows, and then increase for a few rows. I think the number of stitches went 23, 21, 19, 17, 33, 31, 29, 27, 25, then 23 again. I would really like to finish this afghan, but I just don’t remember how. I even have pictures of the panels that are done if that would help. Can somebody help me please?? Thank you!! Kerri