This is the fourth and final 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. The third post was about garter.
The final group of variations are four based on welts. These are two rows of
stockinette followed by two rows of garter. Their rhythm when working back and
forth is knit, knit, purl, purl once established.
13. k p p k reverses to 14. p k k p
15. k k p p
reverses to 16. p p k k
Version 13: stockinette
Row 1: knit in pattern
Row 2: knit all
Row
3: purl all
Row 4: purl all
In this version, the welt is directly above the pattern row, as rows 1 and 4 recede while 2 and 3 advance. The fan portion much resembles the broccoli crowns from version 10 with a
valley below a purled pattern row. The welts through the feather section show,
but they are more subtle than some of the other options in this group. The
decreases show a little bit. The pattern benefits from blocking to open up the
welts.
Version 14: stockinette
Row 1: purl in pattern
Row 2: purl all
Row
3: knit all
Row 4: knit all
Here we have the inverse, with the set-up row and pattern row advancing and the intervening rows receding. The pattern seems to be underlined. Of course, the fan portion on this side resembles version 9, the candelabra.
Interestingly, the welts on the feather section on this side of the fabric
show clearly.
Version 15: stockinette
Row 1: knit in pattern
Row 2: purl all
Row
3: purl all
Row 4: knit all
This version is very purl-centric. The action row and the row after it produce
stockinette, causing the pattern to recede. The result is prominent, puffy
welts remain. Of all the purl-focused variants, this is probably my
favorite.
Version 16: stockinette
Row 1: purl in pattern
Row 2: knit all
Row
3: knit all
Row 4: purl all
The fan section is similar to version 7, but thicker. The welt is on the pattern row and the row following it. The feather section is less defined. The welt in the feather portion looks a little odd, as the decreases cause one row of stitches appear to be larger than the other.
These last four all make nice double-sided fabric. The downside, of course, is you can't avoid purling half the time.
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