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Openwork Lace

Diamond and zig-zag knitted lace edging
from “The Ladies’ Guide to Elegant Lace Patterns, Etc.”

Pattern

Whilst this lace has you cast on 50 stitches and work 32 rows per repeat, it’s actually quite easy to knit because it has a lovely rhythm to it.

The sample was knit with size 10 perle cotton and 2.25mm needles and measures 20 cm/8″ wide

In Words

Note: Double yarn overs are made into two stitches on the following row by working “k1, p1” into them.

Cast on 50 sts and knit one row

Row 1 (RS): sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k9, k2tog, (yo) twice, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 2 (WS): sl 1, k29, p1, k10, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 3: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k15, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 4: sl 1, k41, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 5: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k7, k2tog, (yo) twice, (k2tog) twice, (yo) twice, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 6: sl 1, k29, p1, k3, p1, k8, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 7: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k17, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 8: sl 1, k43, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 9: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k5, k2tog, [(yo) twice, (k2tog) twice] two times, (yo) twice, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 10: sl 1, k29, (p1, k3) twice, p1, k6, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 11: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k19, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 12: sl 1, k45, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 13: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k3, k2tog, [(yo) twice, (k2tog) twice] three times, (yo) twice, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 14: sl 1, k29, (p1, k3) three times, p1, k4, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 15: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k21, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 16: sl 1, k47, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 17: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k1, k2tog, [(yo) twice, (k2tog) twice] four times, (yo) twice, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 18: sl 1, k29, (p1, k3) four times, p1, k2, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 19: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k49

Row 20: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, (k2tog) twice, k18, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 21: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k3, k2tog, [(yo) twice, (k2tog) twice] three times, (yo) twice, k2tog, k28

Row 22: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, (p1, k3) three times, p1, k4, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 23: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k46

Row 24: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k17, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 25: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k5, k2tog, [(yo) twice, (k2tog) twice] two times, (yo) twice, k2tog, k28

Row 26: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, (p1, k3) twice, p1, k6, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 27: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k44

Row 28: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k15, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 29: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k7, k2tog, (yo) twice, (k2tog) twice, (yo) twice, k2tog, k28

Row 30: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k3, p1, k8, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 31: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k42

Row 32: sl 1, (k2tog, yo) twice, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k13, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 33: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k9, k2tog, (yo) twice, k2tog, k28

Row 34: sl 1, k29, p1, k10, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Row 35: sl 1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k15, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2

Row 36: sl 1, k41, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, p2tog, k2

Rows 5-36 form the pattern. Repeat for desired length.

Chart

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Note: Double yarn overs are made into two stitches on the following row by working “k1, p1” into them.

Cast on 50 sts and knit 1 row.

Follow chart from row 1.

Rows 5-36 form the pattern. Repeat for desired length.

(The chart will print to the full width of your page).

chart for knitting openwork lace from 1884

legen for chart for knitting openwork lace from 1884


The original publication of this pattern is in the public domain. However, this modernised version, all charts and photographs are copyright Sarah Bradberry, August 6th 2014. All rights reserved.