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Very Pretty Vandyke Border

Very pretty vandyke border from Corelia Mee's Exercises in Knitting

Pattern

Abbreviations

k = knit
yo = yarn over (bring yarn forward between the needles and to back over right needle)
k2tog = knit two together
sl = slip stitch from left hand needle to right hand needle as if to purl
w2 = wrap yarn twice around right needle
kpws = knit and purl the wrapped stitches
psso = pass slipped stitch over

Cast on 10 sts.

Row 1: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, w2 k2tog, k 1.

Row 2: Sl 1, k 1, kpws, k 2, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 3: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 4.

Row 4: Yo, k 6, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 5: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, w2, k2tog, w2, k2tog, k 1.

Row 6: Sl 1, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 2, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 7: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 7.

Row 8: K 9, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 9: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, * w2, k2tog, repeat from * 2 more times, k 1.

Row 10: K 2, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 2, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 11: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 10.

Row 12: K 3, k2tog, k 7, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 13: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, * w2, and k2tog, repeat from * 3 more times, k 1.

Row 14: K 2, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 2, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 15: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 13.

Row 16: K 3, k2tog, k 3, k2tog, k 5, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 17: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, * w2, and k2tog, repeat from * 4 more times. k 1.

Row 18: K 2, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 1, kpws, k 2, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Row 19: Sl 1, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog, k 16.

Row 20: Bind off 13 sts (leaving 9 sts on left needle). K 4 , yo, k2tog, k 1, yo, k2tog.

Repeat rows 1-20 for desired length.