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Feather & Fan (also called Old Shale or Old Shell) is one of those classic lace patterns that I love to knit. It’s pretty simple, and creates a lovely result. I did some playing around with a Japanese lace stitch pattern and tweaked them both so that they could work together.

I love how the two lace patterns look combined in low contrast stripes, but the lace is just as compelling in one colour. The fit is generous on this one, but the feel is still feminine.

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FeFiFo is knit from the bottom-up. The body is worked in the round until the underarm, then worked flat from the underarm to the shoulders. The collar and sleeve cuffs are picked up from the edges and worked in garter stitch after the shoulders are seamed.

The approach to the drop shoulder shaping is different across the sizes. The purpose is to achieve a uniform appearance in the final garment by having the drop shoulder extend past the shoulder more consistently across the full size range.

• For Sizes XS - 2X, the drop shoulder extends beyond the body width, requiring stitches to be cast on at the underarm to widen the yoke.
• For Sizes 3X, 4X, & 5X, the drop shoulder width is the same as the body width.

Sizing
Size XS (S, M, L, XL) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)
Finished Measurements (Chest/ Full Bust)
36 (40.5, 41.5, 46, 50.5) (55, 59.5, 64, 65) inches, OR
91 (103, 105.5, 117, 128) (140, 151, 162.5, 165) cm
See Size Chart at end of photos for more details on measurements for each size.

Recommended Ease 4-8” (10-20 cm)
The garment is shown in Size M with 5.5” (14 cm) ease at the Full Bust.

Gauge
On US Size 5 (3.75 mm) needles, after blocking:

• 26 sts/ 32 rounds in 4” (10 cm) in Chart B lace pattern
• 24 sts/ 33 rounds in 4” (10 cm) in Stockinette (Recommend using lace for gauge swatch, but this gauge may help with yarn substitutions.)

Yarn
Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light, fingering weight, 100% merino wool, 420 yards (384 meters) per 114g skein, OR
Any fingering weight yarn with similar properties that knits to gauge.

MC
Yards: 446 (483, 506, 543, 612) (648, 691, 739, 748)
Meters: 408 (442, 463, 497, 559) (593, 632, 676, 684)
C1
Yards: 316 (343, 359, 385, 434) (460, 490, 524, 531)
Meters: 289 (313, 328, 352, 397) (420, 448, 479, 485)
C2
Yards: 289 (319, 327, 359, 419) (446, 468, 500, 500)
Meters: 265 (291, 299, 329, 383) (408, 428, 457, 457)

The sample used White Wash for MC, Farmhouse White for C1, and Eleven Lite for C2.

Yardage if Knit in One Colour:
Yards: 1051 (1145, 1192, 1287, 1465) (1554, 1649, 1763, 1779), OR
Meters: 962 (1046, 1090, 1178, 1339) (1421, 1508, 1612, 1626)

Techniques Used

• Reading Charts
• Lace knitting
• Long-Tail Cast-on