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This feather and fan scarf is easy to knit and a great project for spring when knit with a lightweight yarn. Or use heavier yarn and bigger needles for a totally different look and feel.
Materials
I wanted to use the yarn I dyed with Easter egg dye for a fun knitting project with a spring feel, and I think this feather and fan scarf was a great choice. I was just swatching the pattern to see how it looked and I couldn’t stop!
This was 78 grams of what I think (based on wraps per inch) was a sock weight yarn. I’m pretty sure it’s Knit Picks Swish fingering, which would make that about 340 yards total.
You’ll also need a pair of size 4 US/3.5 mm knitting needles (I used a circular needle because it’s what I could find but there is no need to if you have straights handy).
A pair of scissors and a yarn needle will be needed for finishing.
Gauge
Gauge is not critical but I got 36 stitches and 32 rows per 4 inches/10 cm in feather and fan stitch. If you want to make your scarf wider, the stitch pattern is multiples of 18 stitches.
Size
I was trying to use all the yarn I had, so my scarf ended up being 6 feet, 7.5 inches long (a little more than 2 meters) and 4 inches/10 cm wide. You can make yours as long as you like or go until you run out of yarn if yours is a stash busting project, too.
Feather and Fan Scarf Pattern
Cast on 36 stitches. I counted the cast on as my row 1 but you don’t have to.
Work the feather and fan pattern as follows:
Row 1: knit
Row 2: purl
Row 3: *knit 2 together 3 times, (yarn over, knit 1) 6 times, knit 2 together 3 times. Repeat from *.
Row 4: knit
I continued in pattern until I was almost out of yarn, ending with row 4. Bind off in the usual way.
Cut any remaining yarn and weave in ends. This stitch can curl a bit on the sides, so I “blocked” my scarf by letting it soak in cool water with a little baby shampoo for about 20 minutes, then getting out as much water as I could (gently press water out, then wrap in a towel and gently squeeze) and laying it flat to dry. It looks perfect now!
And that’s all there is to making a pretty feather and fan scarf! I love this combination of a kind of dainty stitch pattern with the spring colors of the yarn.
