Hera

“THIS DESIGN features a delicate cable pattern depicting peacock feathers,” says Emma Vining. “The feather panels are arranged on either side of the front bands, and on the centre back. Each feather is knitted with twisted stitches, with little veins fanning out on either side of the diagonal central shaft. The eye of each feather motif has a central moss stitch pattern.”

STITCH PATTERNS

PATTERN A

(worked over 14 sts and 28 rows)

Row 1 (RS): P7, C2B, P5.

Row 2 (WS): K5, P2, K7.

Row 3: P6, C2B, C2F, P4.

Row 4: K4, P4, K6.

Row 5: P4, T3B, T2B, T3F, P2.

Row 6: K2, P1, K3, P1, K2, P1, K4.

Row 7: P2, T3B, P1, C2B, P3, T3F.

Row 8: K6, P2, K6.

Row 9: P5, C2B, C2F, P5.

Row 10: K5, P4, K5.

Row 11: P3, T3B, T2B, T3F, P3.

Row 12: (K3, P1) twice, K2, P1, K3.

Row 13: P1, T3B, P1, C2B, P3, T3F, P1.

Row 14: K7, P2, K5.

Row 15: P4, C2B, C2F, P6.

Row 16: K6, P4, K4.

Row 17: P2, T3B, T2B, T3F, P4.

Row 18: K4, P1, K3, (P1, K2) twice.

Row 19: T3B, P1, C2B, P3, T3F, P2.

Row 20: K8, P2, K4.

Row 21: P2, C3B, C3F, P6.

Row 22: K6, (P1, K1) twice, P2, K2.

Row 23: P2, (K1, P1) twice, K2, P6.

Rep rows 22-23.