Fade and Feathers by Justyna Lorkowska

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Find your favorite finest weight fiber for fun with fading then finish with feather-and-fan! It’s easier knit than said! Basic garter stitch is gussied up with feather soft lace weight cashmere, gorgeous speckled colorplay, bias shaping, and a hint of lace. Then wrap yourself in simple luxury.

Size

One size: approx. 36 cm/14.5” wide and 250 cm/100” long (without fringe).

Yarn

5 skeins of Cashmere Merino by Hedgehog Fibres (50% merino, 50% cashmere; 300m/328y per 50g). Shown in colorways Shiver (CC1), Pinky Swear (CC2), Dragonfly (CC3) – 1 skein each and Graphite (CC4) – 2 skeins.

Needles

3.25 mm/US #3 circular needle (60 cm/24” long).

Other

tapestry needle for weaving

blocking pins

Gauge

24 sts and 42 rows = 10 cm/4” in Garter st measured flat after wet blocking. The gauge isn’t crucial on this project, but differences will affect the finished size as well as the required yardage.