from “The Ladies’ Guide to Elegant Lace Patterns, Etc.”
This tidy can be knit with any yarn and needles to suit by casting on a number of stitches that can be evenly divided by 20 plus 7 extra for the edge stitches. A minimum of 47 sts is required.
The sample was knit with fingering weight cotton on 3mm needles and measures 45½ cm/18″ by 35½ cm/14″. I worked 9 pattern repeats.
Pattern
This pattern was identical to the Apple Leaf Tidy from Home Work (published in 1891), but I have added a stitch to the left hand edge to make it completely symmetrical.
In Words
Cast on 87 sts and knit 2 rows.
Row 1 (RS): k3, *p1, k2tog, k3, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k1, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, k3, ssk; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, p1, k3
Row 2 and all even rows: k3, p to last 3sts, k3
Row 3: k3, *p1, k2tog, k2, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k3, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2, ssk; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, p1, k3
Row 5: k3, *p1, k2tog, k1, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k5, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, k1, ssk; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, p1, k3
Row 7: k3, *p1, k2tog, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k7, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, ssk; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, p1, k3
Row 9: k3, k2tog, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k9, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice, *k3tog, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k9, yo, (k2tog, yo) twice; repeat from * to the last 5 sts, k2tog, k3
Row 11: k3, *k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3, ssk, p1, k2tog, k3, (yo, ssk) twice, yo; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k4
Row 13: k3, *k2, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k2, ssk, p1, k2tog, k2, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k1; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k4
Row 15: k3, *k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1, ssk, p1, k2tog, k1, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k2; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k4
Row 17: k3, *k4, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, (yo, ssk) twice, yo, k3; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k4
Row 19: k3, *k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k3tog, yo, (ssk, yo) twice, k4; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k4
Row 20: k3, p to last 3sts, k3
These 20 rows form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.
Knit 2 rows, cast off.
Chart
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Cast on 87 sts and knit 2 rows.
These 20 rows form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.
Knit 2 rows, cast off.
The original publication of this pattern is in the public domain. However, this modernised version, all charts and photographs are copyright Sarah Bradberry, August 18th 2014. All rights reserved.