from the Ramsgate Book of Knitted Lace Edgings, 1848
The sample was knit with size 8 perle cotton on 3mm needles and measures 7 cm or 2 ¾”
wide.
Abbreviations
Sl : slip 1
k2tog : Knit 2 stitches together.
k : Knit.
k1 tbl : Knit through back loop.
no stitch : Place filler. Ignore this square.
p2tog : Purl 2 together.
p : Purl.
sl1, k2tog, psso : Slip next stitch, knit 2 together, then pass slipped stitch over.
yo : Yarn over.
3 into 3 gathered : sl1, k2tog, psso, slip st back to left hand needle and work “k1, p1, k1” into
it.
(k1, p1, k1) in next stitch : Knit, purl and knit into the same stitch to make 3 stitches from 1.
(k1, p1) in next stitch : Knit and into the same stitch to make 2 stitches from 1.
Pattern
Cast on 14 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K3, (yo, k1 tbl) × 7, (k1, p1, k1) in next stitch, yo, k3. (24 sts)
Row 2 (WS): Yo, k2tog, k2, (k1, p1) in next stitch × 3, p1, p2tog × 7, k2. (20 sts)
Row 3: K3, (yo, k1 tbl) × 6, (k1, p1, k1) in next stitch, k6, (k1, p1, k1) in next stitch, yo, k2tog,
k1. (30 sts)
Row 4: Yo, k2tog, k1, (k1, p1) in next stitch × 3, p2tog × 3, (k1, p1) in next stitch × 3, p2tog ×
6, k3. (27 sts)
Row 5: K3, (yo, k1 tbl) × 6, k6, 3 into 3 gathered (see glossary), k6, yo, k2tog, k1. (33 sts)
Row 6: Yo, k2tog, k1, p2tog × 3, (k1, p1) in next stitch × 3, p2tog × 3, p1, p2tog × 6, k2. (24
sts)
Row 7: K3, (yo, k1 tbl) × 6, sl1, k2tog, psso, k6, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, k1. (26 sts)
Row 8: Yo, k2tog, k1, p1, p2tog × 3, p1, p2tog × 6, k3. (17 sts)
Row 9: K3, (yo, k1 tbl) × 7, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k1. (22 sts)
Row 10: Yo, k2tog, k1, p3, p2tog × 7, k2. (15 sts)
Row 11: K3, (yo, k1 tbl) × 7, k1, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k1. (22 sts)
Row 12: Yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, p2tog × 7, k3. (14 sts)
Repeat rows 1 to 12
