Hand Knit Lace Edging
I found directions for this unnamed
edging at www.knitting-and.com but a websearch reveals numerous sites that present this edging; Some sources attribute the source of this pattern as far back as the 1890's, while others say the edging directions came from an unknown
Australian source from the 40′s and were in the public domain.
This edging might be nice on the hem of sleeves; the
bottom would flare making a tulip effect.
Here’s how to knit the portion below
the blue line:
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Cast on 33 sts and knit one row.
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Row 1: k5, place marker, p16, (yo, k2tog) to
last 2 sts, yo, k2. (– 34 stitches.)
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Row 2: k29, turn. (You will reach
the marker and turn.)
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Row 3: p17, (yo, k2tog) to last 2
sts, yo, k2. (– 35 stitches.)
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Row 4: k to marker, slip marker, k5.
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Row 5: k5, slip marker, k16, (yo, k2tog) to
last 2 sts, yo, k2 (– 36 stitches.)
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Row 6: k13, p18, turn. (You will
reach the marker and turn.)
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Row 7: k1, (yo, k2tog) to last 2
sts, yo, k2. (– 37 stitches.)
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Row 8: k18, p14, slip marker, k5.
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Row 9: k5, slip marker, knit to end of row.
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Row 10: Cast off 4, k to marker,
slip marker, k5.(–
33 stitches.)
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Repeat rows 1-10.
Notice that rows 2 and 6 are
“short”; when you turn, the five stitches on the other side of the marker
remain on the left needle. Turning like this results in a slightly ruffled
flounce attached to a 5 stitch wide garter stitch strip.
If you want to attach to the edge
of a piece you’ve already knit, as I did for the portion above the blue line,
and which I don’t recommend, do the following:
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Cast on only 29 stitches.
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On the first knit row, work up to
the final stitch. Then work a “k2tog”, working the last edging stitch and the
first shawl stitch.
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On all odd rows except 3 and 7
change k5
to slip 1. (You will be slipping that k2tog.
On all even rows except 2 and 6,
replace “k5″ with “k2tog” ; the k2tog will involve the last edging stitch and a stitch
from the shawl edge.
