This lace was first published in the Ladies Column in the Narracoorte Herald on the 17th of July, 1890 as “Knitted Lace Edging”
The instructions below have been updated for modern knitters, checked for accuracy and test knit.
In Words
Cast on 17 sts and knit one row.
Row 1 (RS): K2, [yo, k2tog, k1] twice, ssk, yo, k3, [yo] twice, k2tog, [yo] twice , k2 (20 sts).
Row 2: K3, p1, k2, p1, k3, p5, k5.
Row 3: K2, [yo, k2tog, k1] twice, ssk, yo, k10.
Row 4: K2, [yo] twice , k2tog, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, k2, p3, k6 (21 sts).
Row 5: K2, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k3tog, yo, [k4, p1] twice, k2.
Row 6: K12, p3, k6.
Row 7: K2, yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice , sl1-k2tog-psso, [yo] twice , k2tog, k2.
Row 8: K4, p1, k2, p1, k3, p5, k5.
Row 9: K2, [yo, k2tog, k1] twice, ssk, yo, k11.
Row 10: BO 4 sts, k6, p5, k5 (17 sts).
Rows 1 to 10 form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.
Charted
Cast on 17 sts and knit one row. Commence from row 1 of the chart.
Rows 1 to 10 form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.