New Pattern for Lace Edging
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[edit] New Pattern for Lace Edging
From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.
[edit] Original Pattern
New Pattern for Lace Edging.
Linen thread No. 6. Pins No. 18. Cast on 12 stitches.
First row:—Slip 1, knit 1, pass the cotton twice round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the cotton twice round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the cotton twice round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the cotton twice round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the cotton twice round the pin, knit 2 together.
Second row:—Knit 2, seam 1, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2.
Third row:—Slip 1, knit 16.
Fourth row:—Cast off 5, knit 11. You will now have 12 stitches on the needle.
Fifth row:—Slip 1, knit 2, pass the cotton twice round the needle, knit 2 together, knit 1, pass the cotton 4 times round the pin, knit 2 together, knit 1, pass the cotton twice round the pin, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Sixth row:—Knit 3, seam 1, knit 3, seam 1, knit 1, seam 1, knit 3, seam 1, knit 3.
Seventh row:—Slip 1, knit 16.
Eighth row:—Cast off 5, knit 11. You have now 12 stitches on the pin, and must begin with the first row again.
[edit] Updated Version
Using crochet cotton and appropriately-sized needles, cast on 12.
Pattern consists of an 8-row repeat:
1: Slip 1, K1, YO twice, K2tog, YO twice, K2tog, YO twice, K2tog, YO twice, K2tog, YO twice, K2tog.
2: K2, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K2, P1, K2.
3: Slip 1, K16.
4: Cast off 5, K11. You will now have 12 stitches on the needle.
5: Slip 1, K2, YO twice, K2tog, K1, YO four times, K2tog, K1, YO twice, K2tog, K1.
6: K3, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K3.
7: Slip 1, K16.
8: Cast off 5, K11.
Twelve stitches remain.
Repeat rows 1-8 until you reach the desired length.
[edit] Abbreviations
K = Knit
YO = Yarn Over
K2tog = Knit two stitches together
P = Purl
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