This edging is the edging section only of the Shetland Shawl Border pattern.
This pattern was first published in the Australasian newspaper on September 16th, 1865
Pattern
In Words
Cast on 9 stitches.
Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyib, k1, kfb, [yo, k2tog] 3 times (10 sts).
Row 2, and every other wrong side row: Knit
Row 3: Sl1 wyib, k1, [kfb] twice, [yo, k2tog] 3 times (12 sts).
Row 5: Sl1 wyib, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, [yo, k2tog] 3 times (14 sts).
Row 7: Sl1 wyib, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [yo, k2tog] 3 times.
Row 9: Sl1 wyib, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [yo, k2tog] 3 times.
Row 11: Sl1 wyib, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [yo, k2tog] 3 times.
Row 13: Sl1 wyib, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [yo, k2tog] 3 times.
Row 15: Sl1 wyib, (k1, k2tog) twice, k1, [yo, k2tog] 3 times (12 sts).
Row 17: [K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k2tog] 3 times (9 sts).
Row 18: Knit
Rows 1 to 18 form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.
Charted
Cast on 9sts.
Rows 1 to 18 form the pattern. Repeat for the desired length.