Narrow Vandyke Edging
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[edit] Narrow Vandyke Edging
From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.
[edit] Original Pattern
Pins No. 21, and linen thread No. 9. Cast on 8 stitches.
First row:—Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
Second row:—Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice round the pin, knit 2 together.
Third row:—Make 1, knit 1, knit the first half of next stitch, seam the other half, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
Fourth row:—Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4.
Fifth row:—Make 1, knit 6, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
Sixth row:—Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice round, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped one over, knit 1.
Seventh row:—Knit 2, knit the first half of next stitch, seam the other half, knit 1, knit first half of next stitch, seam the other half, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
Eighth row:—Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 7. Cast off 5 stitches, and repeat from first row.
[edit] Updated Version
Cast on 8 stitches.
Row 1: K4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 2: S1, k3, yo, k2tog, w2, k2tog.
Row 3: Yo, k1, kpws, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 4: S1, k3, yo, k2tog, k4.
Row 5: Yo, k6, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 6: S1, k3, yo, k2tog, w2, k2tog, w2, s1, k1, psso, k1.
Row 7: K2, kpws, k1, kpws, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog.
Row 8: S1, k3, yo, k2tog, k7. Turn, bind off 5.
Repeat rows 1-8 for desired length.
[edit] Abbreviations
k = knit
yo = yarn over (bring yarn forward between the needles and to back over right needle)
k2tog = knit two together
s = slip stitch
w2 = wrap yarn twice around right needle
kpws = knit and purl the wrapped stitches
psso = pass slipped stitch over
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