Lots of folks have asked me if I would post the pattern for the Feather and Fan Blanket, and I would love to be able to do that. But (there’s always a but), I didn’t make the pattern myself. It came from a great “perpetual calendar” called 365 Knitting Stitches a Year.  This “perpetual calendar” is a lot like a standard desk calendar but doesn’t include year numbers or day names. That way, you can use the same calendar year after year! It’s really a great tool for learning new stitches. I highly recommend it!

To make my blanket, I used the Feather and Fan stitch on the February 9 pattern. I cast on 110 stitches (the pattern says to use a multiple of 18 + 2). Each white or blue block is one skein of Lion Brand Chenille. Between them, I did 4 rows of red.  You should get approximately 20 rows out of each skein.  Be sure to change colors when working on the right side of the blanket. I also used a size 13 needle.

Working 2-3 hours per day, the project took me about a week. If I had to do it over again, I’d have used a different, chunky-weight yarn. I’ve found that the Lion Brand Chenille isn’t as durable as I would like and doesn’t wear very nicely.

This was loved by many people, but the lucky people that finally got this blanket were my aunt and uncle for Christmas.  Their whole house is decorated in red, white, and blue.  I can’t wait to see how it looks on their couch.

Finally, I am done with my blanket!  I think that it will become a Christmas present since we don’t have red, white, and blue in our house - mostly just blue and purple.  On the left side of the picture, there’s a red end that I hadn’t yet woven in.

I am thinking of starting a knit teddy bear for my next project and trying to knit him a sweater to wear, too.  Actually, I think that it will end up being a “her” because I only have pink self-striping yarn that is thin enough for a teddy bear sweater.

Friday was a weird day at the Yarn Shop. We attribute this to the full solar and lunar eclipse that we are having all in one year!!! I haven’t got much knitting done this week, but I really don’t care. I have spent my knitting time with my new puppy!  And if you know me as a knitter you would know that is a big deal.  ALL of my free time is spent knitting…..ALL of it.

I did manage to get some work done on the feather and fan blanket, though. What do you think?

A couple of days ago, I mentioned the feather and fan blanket that I’m working on. It’s coming along nicely! I wanted to post a pic so you could see how it looks so far.

Sunday, I started working on a feather and fan blanket for who knows It is coming along, but I don’t think the pattern will make it as large as it says that it will. I completed a white strip, a red small strip, and I am starting on the blue strip.

When finished, this will be my 5 completed Christmas presents for 2008!

I’m trying to figure out what to do with some of this yarn to bust into my stash and reduce some of the yarn that I have. I probably have enough yarn to knit for a whole year non-stop!