Peacock stitches

Peacock stitches

Peacock plumes
Peacock's tail
Vintage peacock's tail
Peacock tails

Peacock's tail knit lace doily

Ridged feather stitch
Ostrich feather stitch
Feather stitch
Feather stitch II

Picture of Shetland Triangle shawl lace that looks like peacock feather
Picture of Japanese feather stitch

Crochet peacock stitch

Feather lace

Cast on in multiples of 6 + 1

Row 1: (right side) K1, *YO, K2tog through back loop, K1, K2tog, YO, K1; repeat from * to end

Row 2 and every even row: Purl

Row 3: K1, *YO, K1, Sl 1, K2tog, PSSO, K1, YF, K1; repeat from * to end

Row 5: K1, *K2tog, YO, K1, YO, K2tog through back loop, K1; repeat from * to end

Row 7: K2tog, *K1, YO, K1, YO, K1, S1 1, K2top, PSSO; repeat from * to last 5 stitches, K1, YO, K1, YO, K1, K2tog through back loop

Row 8: Repeat Row 2

From Love2Knit dishcloth patterns

Knitted Peacock Stitch

Cast on a number of stitches divisible by 9 + 4

1. K4 *yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K4* repeat *-*
2. P4 *K11 P4*
3. K4 *P11 K4*
4. P 2 *P2tog P11 P2tog* P2
5. K2 *K2tog K9 K2tog* K2
6. P2 *P2tog P7 P2tog* P2
7. P4 * yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo P4*
8. K4 *P11 K4*
9. P 2 *P2tog P11 P2tog* P2
10. K2 *K2tog K9 K2tog* K2
11. P2 *P2tog P7 P2tog* P2
12. P4 * yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo K1 yo P4*

From Eastman Publishing "Utopia Yarn Book" 1904