This is the third post in my series on four-row feather and fan. The first
post was about stockinette and reverse stockinette. The second post was about
ridges and valleys.
Continuing through the options, the next variations are just two — knit garter and purl garter.
11. k p k p reverses to 12. p k p k
Version 11: knit garter
Row 1: knit in pattern
Row 2: knit all
Row
3: knit all
Row 4: knit all
Unsurprisingly, garter stitch produces a rough texture. The feather pattern is
essentially obscured, although the two ridges are subtly different, with one
ridge being thicker than the other. Once again, we encounter the outlined
filigree in the fan section, as we saw in version 8 when placing a valley on
row 3.
Version 12: purl garter
Row 1: purl in pattern
Row 2: purl all
Row
3: purl all
Row 4: purl all
The purl garter is surprisingly nice. There is a subtle difference in the two ridges through the feather section, but to my eyes it reads as bands in relief. The fan matches that from version 7, with the ridge on row 3. The fan looks a bit stouter, as there are little blobs near the top of the openwork. Still, of the two options, I like the purl garter best. Of course, the solution to working this in all knits is to start on the wrong-side row.
Tomorrow: the final post in this series — welts.
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