Holding Hands, Feeding Ducks pattern

This is based on a stitch, star stitch.
The name comes from a song by The Brunettes.

Holding hands, feeding ducks
When I met you, that's what I wanted to do

Yarn: Colonia 140 from handpaintedyarn.com, around 1.5 - 2 100-gram skeins.

Needle size: US 10.5 / 6.5 mm

Gauge doesn't really matter. Vary yarn and needle size to get the fabric you want.

Pattern:
Cast on 25 stitches (or other multiple of 4 stitches +1) and work in star stitch till desired length.
Long tail cast one counts as the first knit row (otherwise there is a purl ridge at the edge).
Bind off on RS. I like the sewn bind-off.

Star stitch:

Multiple of 4 stitches + 1 (i.e. 17, 21, 25...)
Row 1 (RS): Knit all stitches
Row 2: P1, (MS, P1) rep. to end
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: P3, MS, (P1, MS) rep. to last 3 stitches, P3

Repeat these 4 rows.

MS:
Make star as follows:
P3 tog but leave stitches on left needle. Wrap yarn around the working needle once, then purl the same 3 stitches together again.

Simple and sweet, like holding hands and feeding ducks. =)

Updated to add link to post with photos of swatches in various yarns.