from “The Ladies’ Guide to Elegant Lace Patterns, Etc.”
The sample was knit with perle 5 cotton on 3mm needles and measures 20¾ cm/8½” wide. It shows one vertical repeat of the pattern (2 diamonds)
Pattern
From the original pattern:
“Made of woodbine twists and diamonds. It is composed of 10 strips, 13
diamonds long. Knit some kind of pretty edge for border. It takes 28
balls of Morse & Kaley’s knitting cotton No. 10, and very coarse knitting
needles called mitten needles.”
In modern terms size 10 cotton is roughly equivalent to fingering-sportweight on 3.25mm needles but this bedspread can be made with any yarn and needles sized to suit.
Finish the bedspread with a border of your choice.
In Words
Cast on 63 sts and knit 4 rows.
Note: Don’t work the cable cross on the very first row but work it every following pattern repeat.
Drop the second loop of every double yarn over on the following row so as not to increase the overall number of stitches.
To work c4 over 4 left: put the next 4 sts onto a cable needle and hold in front of the work, knit 4, knit 4 from the cable needle.
Row 1 (RS): k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p11, k4, yo twice, k2tog, k3, p11, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 2 (WS): k4, p8, k15, p9, k15, p8, k4
Row 3: k16, p11, k9, p11, k16
Row 4: k4, p8, k15, p9, k15, p8, k4
Row 5: k30, (yo twice, k2tog) two times, k29
Row 6: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 7: knit
Row 8: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 9: k16, p9, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) three times, k3, p9, k16
Row 10: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 11: k16, p9, k13, p9, k16
Row 12: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 13: k28, (yo twice, k2tog) four times, k27
Row 14: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 15: knit
Row 16: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 17: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p7, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) five times, k3, p7, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 18: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 19: k16, p7, k17, p7, k16
Row 20: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 21: k26, (yo twice, k2tog) six times, k25
Row 22: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 23: knit
Row 24: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 25: k16, p5, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) seven times, k3, p5, k16
Row 26: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 27: k16, p5, k21, p5, k16
Row 28: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 29: k24, (yo twice, k2tog) eight times, k23
Row 30: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 31: knit
Row 32: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 33: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p3, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) nine times, k3, p3, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 34: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 35: k16, p3, k25, p3, k16
Row 36: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 37: k22, (yo twice, k2tog) ten times, k21
Row 38: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 39: knit
Row 40: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 41: k16, p3, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) nine times, k3, p3, k16
Row 42: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 43: k16, p3, k25, p3, k16
Row 44: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 45: k24, (yo twice, k2tog) eight times, k23
Row 46: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 47: knit
Row 48: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 49: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p5, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) seven times, k3, p5, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 50: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 51: k16, p5, k21, p5, k16
Row 52: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 53: k26, (yo twice, k2tog) six times, k25
Row 54: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 55: knit
Row 56: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 57: k16, p7, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) five times, k3, p7, k16
Row 58: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 59: k16, p7, k17, p7, k16
Row 60: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 61: k28, (yo twice, k2tog) four times, k27
Row 62: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 63: knit
Row 64: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 65: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p9, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) three times, k3, p9, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 66: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 67: k16, p9, k13, p9, k16
Row 68: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 69: k30, (yo twice, k2tog) two times, k29
Row 70: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 71: knit
Row 72: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 73: k16, p11, k4, yo twice, k2tog, k3, p11, k16
Row 74: k4, p8, k15, p9, k15, p8, k4
Row 75: k16, p11, k9, p11, k16
Row 76: k4, p8, k15, p9, k15, p8, k4
Row 77: k30, (yo twice, k2tog) two times, k29
Row 78: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 79: knit
Row 80: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 81: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p9, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) three times, k3, p9, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 82: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 83: k16, p9, k13, p9, k16
Row 84: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 85: k28, (yo twice, k2tog) four times, k27
Row 86: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 87: knit
Row 88: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 89: k16, p7, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) five times, k3, p7, k16
Row 90: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 91: k16, p7, k17, p7, k16
Row 92: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 93: k26, (yo twice, k2tog) six times, k25
Row 94: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 95: knit
Row 96: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 97: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p5, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) seven times, k3, p5, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 98: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 99: k16, p5, k21, p5, k16
Row 100: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 101: k24, (yo twice, k2tog) eight times, k23
Row 102: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 103: knit
Row 104: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 105: k16, p3, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) nine times, k3, p3, k16
Row 106: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 107: k16, p3, k25, p3, k16
Row 108: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 109: k22, (yo twice, k2tog) ten times, k21
Row 110: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 111: knit
Row 112: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 113: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p3, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) nine times, k3, p3, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 114: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 115: k16, p3, k25, p3, k16
Row 116: k4, p8, k7, p25, k7, p8, k4
Row 117: k24, (yo twice, k2tog) eight times, k23
Row 118: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 119: knit
Row 120: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 121: k16, p5, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) seven times, k3, p5, k16
Row 122: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 123: k16, p5, k21, p5, k16
Row 124: k4, p8, k9, p21, k9, p8, k4
Row 125: k26, (yo twice, k2tog) six times, k25
Row 126: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 127: knit
Row 128: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 129: k4, c4 over 4 left, k4, p7, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) five times, k3, p7, k4, c4 over 4 left, k4
Row 130: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 131: k16, p7, k17, p7, k16
Row 132: k4, p8, k11, p17, k11, p8, k4
Row 133: k28, (yo twice, k2tog) four times, k27
Row 134: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 135: knit
Row 136: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 137: k16, p9, k4, (yo twice, k2tog) three times, k3, p9, k16
Row 138: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 139: k16, p9, k13, p9, k16
Row 140: k4, p8, k13, p13, k13, p8, k4
Row 141: k30, (yo twice, k2tog) two times, k29
Row 142: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
Row 143: knit
Row 144: k4, p8, k4, p31, k4, p8, k4
These 144 rows form the pattern. Repeat 6 times, then repeat rows 1-76 once for a total of 13 diamonds.
Knit 4 rows. Cast off.
Make 10.
Sew the strips together vertically, then add a border of your choice.
Chart
Cast on 63 sts and knit 4 rows.
Note: Don’t work the cable cross on the very first row but work it every following pattern repeat.
Drop the second loop of every double yarn over on the following row so as not to increase the overall number of stitches.
These 144 rows form the pattern. Repeat 6 times, then repeat rows 1-76 once for a total of 13 diamonds.
Knit 4 rows. Cast off.
Make 10.
Sew the strips together vertically, then add a border of your choice.
The original publication of this pattern is in the public domain. However, this modernised version, all charts and photographs are copyright Sarah Bradberry, August 17th 2014. All rights reserved.