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| Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles |
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Multiple: 9+2
Row 1 (rs): k1 *k1, yo, k2, skpo, k2tog, k2, yo; rep from *, end k1
Row 2: purl
Row 3: k1 *yo, k2, skpo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1; rep from *, end k1
Row 4: purl
Repeat these four rows for the pattern.
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| Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles |
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Multiple of 6+2
Rows 1 and 3 (ws): purl
Row 2: k1 *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo; rep from *, end k1
Row 4: k1 *yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3; rep from *, end k1
Repeat these four rows for the pattern.
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| Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles |
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| This is the wrong/back side of the fabric |
Multiple of 5+2
Row 1 (rs): p2 *yo, k2togtbl, k1, p2
Row 2: *k2, yo, k2togtbl, p1; rep from *, end k2
Repeat these two rows for the pattern.
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| Sample knit with fingering weight yarn, US 6 needles |
Depending on how you plan to use the stitch, you may want to consider adding extra stitches to neaten up the edges.
Stitches are slipped knitwise.
Multiple of 4+5
Row 1 (rs): *k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo*; rep from *, end k1
Rows 2 and 4: purl all stitches
Row 3: k2tog, yo, *k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; rep from * to last 3 stitches, end k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso
Repeat these four rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
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| Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles |
Multiple of 5 + 2
Row 1 (ws): k2 *p3, k2; rep from *
Row 2: p2 *k1, yo, ssk, p2; rep from *
Row 3: k2 *p3, k2; rep from *
Row 4: p2 *k2tog, yo, k1, p2; rep from *
Repeat these four 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 DK yarn, US 6 needles |
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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!
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| Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 8 needles |
Row 1: *k3, p3
Row 2 and all even rows: knit the knits and purl the purls, purl the yarn overs
Row 3: *k1, yo, k2tog, p3
Row 5: *p3, k3
Row 7: *p3, k1, yo, k2tog
Don't forget Row 8 - knit the knits, purl the purls and purl the yarn overs
Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.
Happy Knitting!
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| Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 8 needles |
Row 1 (rs): *p2, k2tog, yo, k2; rep from *, end p2
Row 2: k2 *p2tog, yo, p2, k2; 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 |
Row 1 (ws): purl
Row 2: k1 *yo, k2, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k2, yo, k1; rep from *
Repeat these two rows for the pattern.
You may notice in the video that for the first sl 1-k2tog-psso, I slipped the stitch knitwise, and in the two subsequent repeats, I slipped it purlwise. As you can see from the picture of the sample, there really isn't a difference in appearance based on how the stitch was slipped. Slip the stitch however you prefer for this stitch pattern. Generally, if a pattern does not state which way to slip, you should slip purlwise. When a stitch is slipped purlwise, the stitch doesn't change - meaning the orientation of the stitch remains the same. Slipping knitwise twists the stitch so that the left leg of the stitch is in front of the needle.
Happy Knitting!
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| Sample knit with fingering/sock yarn, US 8 needles |
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| Sample knit with fingering weight yarn, US 7 needles |
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| Sample knit with fingering weight yarn, US 7 needles |
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| Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 7 needles |
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| Sample knit with DK weight yarn, US 7 needles |
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| Sample knit with DK weight yarn, US 6 needles |
