Knitted Shawls Memory

Back in the day, when people knew their neighbours and Mother's stayed at home to look after the home and bring up the children, there was a very kind hearted neighbour who lived in the next road to us.
She had a heart of gold but could she talk ........................  I think everyone tried to avoid her when out and about as it seemed she could never shut up!  Even her husband, a very short slight dapper man, always wore a suit and a trilby hat, would walk on and she would say - I'll be along directly - but it could be half an hour later.  She was a lovely lady, heart of gold and a tidy house.  We used to fun her - 'look out Gertie's about'  we would say if we met anyone on our journey to and from the shops!
When she found out I was expecting my first baby, she was very generous.  Whenever we met she would ask me to pop round when I had time as she had a little something ........... it would be a matinee coat or bootees or suchlike.  One day she had a rather large wooden box which she thought would be ideal in which to keep the baby things.  I lived at home as we were saving to buy our own place (babies weren't planned in those days, couples had to be very careful!) so where she thought I would keep this box I do not know, but I couldn't refuse it so room had to be made.  I must admit that it came in very useful as a storage box and then after the baby was born it was used as a wardrobe, even had her name painted inside!!!   I was devastated when I found that the second practice husband had given it away but that is another story.
Among the gifts was a piece of knitting............ that's how I think of it, a piece of knitting.  It was just a long piece of multicoloured knitting, consisting of all the various bits of wool that she had been given - she was always knitting - not in particularly baby colours ................... heart of gold had Mrs Dodds.  
This 'baby shawl' was invaluable when M was growing up, she loved it - such a mixture of colours and textures were attractive to her.  
I remember when, at two years of age, she had Measles (we were stuck in our room in the dark for three days) and when eventually I managed to get out, she was wrapped up in this 'blanket'.
It used a pattern that was lacy yet not overly fussy and gave the piece a scalloped effect.  
Over the years I have often seen this pattern used for various garments but never could find the pattern - never knew it's name, Gertie said 'Oh! it's ever so easy!' but that is as far as it went.
BUT the other day I found the pattern name and instructions - the internet of course!!!
So I thought I would try to see if I could knit a 'piece' ...........I cannot believe it has taken fifty years to actually knit this pattern - a few stitches for practice with some green wool I have used for dressing my teddies and off I went.

I have enjoyed knitting this so much that I have had to go into town and buy some more wool!!!  I managed to get another ball of the green, also a pale pink and then found a reduced bin with the softest white wool at such a silly price I had to buy three balls of it -sigh  - in fact I might pop back in and see if there is any white left, it is knitting up sooooooooo soft!

If you're interested the instructions follow:-
Feather and Fan 

Feather and Fan worked on 36 stitches.

Sarah White

Definition:

Works on multiples of 18 stitches.

Row one: Knit.

Row two: Purl.

Row three: Knit two together three times, (yarn over, knit one) six times, knit two together three times. Repeat across the row.

Row four: Knit.

Repeat these four rows for pattern.

A variation of Feather and Fan adds two stitches (worked on multiples of 18 plus two). Simply knit the first and last stitch on row three.