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Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 7 needles |
Multiple of 4+1
Row 1 (rs): *k2, p1, k1; rep from * to last st, k1
Row 2: p1 *k3, p1; rep from *
Repeat these two rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
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Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 6 needles - FRONT |
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BACK |
Multiple of 6
Pattern begins on the right side
Rows 1 and 3: *k1, p4, k1; rep from *
Row 2: *p1, k4, p1; rep from *
Rows 4 and 8: purl
Rows 5 and 7: *p2, k2, p2; rep from *
Row 6: *k2, p2, k2; rep from *
Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern
Happy Knitting!
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Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 8 needles |
Multiple of 8+2
Row 1 (ws): *k2, yo, p6, yo; end k2
Row 2: *p2, yo, k8, yo; end p2
Row 3: *k2, yo, p10, yo; end k2
Row 4: purl all stitches
Row 5: *k2, then k12, wrapping each stitch 3 times; end k2
Row 6: *p2, (slip 2 sts, unwrapping extra loops, then slip 2 long sts back to left needle and k2tog)x6; end p2
Repeat these six rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
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Sample knit with DK yarn on US 6 needles |
Multiple of 9+2
Row 1 (rs): *p2, k7; end p2
All EVEN Rows: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: knit the knits, purl the purls, and purl the yo's
Row 3: *p2, k1, yo, ssk, k4; end p2
Row 5: *p2, k2, yo, ssk, k3; end p2
Row 7: *p2, k3, yo, ssk, k2; end p2
Row 9: *p2, k4, yo, ssk, k1; end p2
Row 11: *p2, k5, yo, ssk; end p2
Row 13: *p2, with right needle, draw up a loop from each of the yarn overs from previous rows, k1, then pass the five loops over the k1, k6; end p2
Repeat these 14 rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
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Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles |
This edging is worked lengthways.
Note that you will want to end your last repeat on Row 3 once the edging is long enough. I use the cable cast on for Row 4, but the knitted cast on will also work.
Cast on 3
Rows 1, 2 and 3: sl, k2
Row 4: Cast on 6 sts, bind off same 6 sts. You should have one stitch on the right needle and two on the left; k2
Repeat these 4 Rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
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Sample knit with fingering weight yarn, US 7 needles |
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Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles |
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And here are both - each sample is six repeats of the pattern. Hopefully you can see the difference in size between yarn weights. You don't need to use light weight yarn to knit beautiful lace! |
I copied this off from an old newspaper; unfortunately the name and edition date of the newspaper do not show on the copy. I have a lot of stitches saved from a paper out of New York from the late 1800's, so my best guess is that this particular lace comes from an edition of that paper.
A note as to Row 4 - the instructions for Row 4 begin as follows:
"Slip the first stitch, knit the second and slip the first one over the second, leaving only one stitch on the needle. Knit the next stitch and bind it off in the same manner. Continue this binding off until there are but fourteen stitches on the left hand needle, which, with one on the other will make fifteen stitches, the number started with."
I tried Row 4 with the first stitch slipped and also knitted as I show in the video. I don't think it makes any difference whether or not the first stitch is slipped, at least I didn't see any. Also, you will be binding off 4 stitches - unless you've made an error in a previous row, binding off 4 stitches should leave you with the required 15.
Cast on 15 stitches
Knit one row - this set up row is not repeated
Row 1: k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k6
Row 2: k6, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k1
Row 3: k3, yo, (k2tog) twice, yo, k5, yo, k6
Row 4: Bind off 4 stitches - you should have 14 sts on the left needle and 1 on the right - k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1
Row 5: k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3
Row 6: k3, yo, k1, yo, s2kpo, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k1
Repeat these 6 Rows for the pattern.
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Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles |
Row 1 (rs): k1 *yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1
Row 2 and ALL even/ws rows: knit
Row 3: k2 *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3; rep from *, end k2
Row 5: k3 *yo, s2kpo, yo, k5; rep from *, end k3
Row 7: k2 *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3; rep from *, end k2
Row 9: k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1
Row 11: k2tog *yo, k5, yo, s2kpo; rep from *, end yo, k2tog
Don't forget Row 12 - knit
Repeat these 12 rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!