Crochet Feathers – Easy Textured Feather Pattern

Add a beautiful handmade touch to your crochet projects with these Easy Crochet Feathers!

Featuring a lovely textured design with a defined central quill, these decorative feathers are fun to make and can be customised in virtually any colour combination. At approximately 12 inches long, they’re perfect for hanging decorations, wall décor, garlands or adding a unique crochet embellishment to other projects.

-MATERIALS -

· DK yarn in colours of choice

· 3.5mm crochet hook

· Embroidery needle and scissors

· Stitch markers

-ABBREVIATIONS-

· Magic Loop (I chain two and crochet into first loop to create ring)

· CH – Chain

· ST – Stitch

· SL ST – Slip stitch

· SK ST – Skip stitch

· SC – Single crochet

· HDC – Half double crochet

· DC – Double crochet

· HTR – Half treble crochet

· TR – Treble crochet.

· SC2TOG – Single crochet two together

· SC3TOG – Single crochet three together

· HDC2TOG – Half double crochet two together

· DC2TOG – Double crochet two together

· DC3TOG – Double crochet three together

· SP ST – Spike stitch

· JOIN and FO – SL ST into next ST, chain one, cut yarn

· FO- Fasten off

· FLO – Front loops only

· BLO – Back loops only

· T – Turn

· FPHDC – Front post half double crochet

· BPHDC – Back post half double crochet

· FPTRC – Front post treble crochet

· FPDTRC – Front post double treble crochet

-PATTERN NOTES-

· Pattern written using American terminology.

· CH3 counts as DC.

· Video Tutorial can be found at the end of written pattern.

Feather– make with chosen colour.

1. CH14, SC into the 2nd CH from hook and the next 5 chains, CH10, 2DC into the 4th CH from hook, DC3, DC3TOG, TRC into top of first 6 stitches (the stem), working into remaining unworked chains, DC3TOG, DC3, 3DC into the last ST, CH3, T

All rows from here on are made in the BLO – Back loops only of every ST.

2. 2DC into the 1st ST, DC3, DC3TOG, FPTRC into treble from previous row, DC3TOG, DC3, 3DC into the last ST, CH3, T

3-10. 2DC into the 1st ST, DC3, DC3TOG, FPTRC into treble from 2 rows below, DC3TOG, DC3, 3DC into the last ST, CH3, T

11. DC into the 1st ST, DC3, DC3TOG, FPTRC into treble from 2 rows below, DC3TOG, DC3, 2DC into the last ST, CH3, T

12. DC into the 1st ST, DC2, DC3TOG, FPTRC into treble from 2 rows below, DC3TOG, DC2, 2DC into the last ST, CH3, T

13. DC into the 1st ST, DC1, DC3TOG, FPTRC into treble from 2 rows below, DC3TOG, DC1, 2DC into the last ST, CH3, T

14. DC into the 1st ST, DC3TOG, FPTRC into treble from 2 rows below, DC3TOG, 2DC into the last ST, CH3, T

15. SK 1st ST, DC2TOG, FPTRC into treble from 2 rows below, DC2TOG, DC into the last ST, CH3, T

16. DC2TOG stop decreasing when there are 3 loops on the hook, FPDTRC into treble from 2 rows below stop decreasing when there are 4 loops on the hook, DC3TOG stop decreasing when there are 7 loops on the hook, Yarn over and pull through all 7 loops.

Join and FO.

-VIDEO TUTORIAL-

https://youtu.be/vzXfJUuOcNQ