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Conch-Shell Lace

Knitted shell lace edging

The sample was knit with fingering weight cotton on 3.25mm needles

See the abbreviations page for explanations of symbols used in this chart

Cast on 20sts
Commence from row 1 of chart

Lace knitting chart

= slip
the last st knit back onto the left hand needle and pass the remaining sts over it, then knit it again

Rows 1-24 form pattern. Repeat for desired length.

In Words

Cast on 20sts

1st row: K2, (yo) twice, k2tog, k12, (yo, P2tog) twice

2nd row: (yo, p2tog) twice, k13, (k1, p1) in the double yarn over on the previous row, k2

3rd row: K17, (yo, P2tog) twice

4th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit to the end of the row

5th row: K2, [(yo) twice, k2tog] twice, k11, (yo, P2tog) twice

6th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit across, working k1, p1 into the yarn over of the “(yo) twice, k2 tog” on the previous row.

7th row: K19, (yo, P2tog) twice

8th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit to the end of the row

9th row: K2, [(yo) twice, k2tog] 3 times, k11, (yo, P2tog) twice

10th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit across, working k1, p1 into the yarn over of the “(yo) twice, k2 tog” on the previous row.

11th row: K22, (yo, P2tog) twice

12th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit to the end of the row.

13th row: K2, [(yo) twice, k2tog] 4 times, k12, (yo, P2tog) twice

14th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit across, working k1, p1 into the yarn over of the “(yo) twice, k2 tog” on the previous row.

15th row: K26, (yo, P2tog) twice

16th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit to the end of the row

17th row: K2, [(yo) twice, k2tog] 5 times, k14, (yo, P2tog) twice

18th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit across, working k1, p1 into the yarn over of the “(yo) twice, k2 tog” on the previous row.

19th row: K31, (yo, P2tog) twice

20th row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit to the end of the row.

21st row: K2, [(yo) twice, k2tog] 6 times, k17, (yo, P2tog) twice

22nd row: (yo, p2tog) twice, knit across, working k1, p1 into the yarn over of the “(yo) twice, k2 tog” on the previous row.

23rd row: K20, slip the last st knit back onto the left hand needle and pass the remaining sts over it, then knit it again

24th row: Knit

Rows 1-24 form pattern. Repeat for desired length


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