Wave Edging

From Barbara Walker's "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns" p. 367 The first stitch of each even row except Row 12 should be slipped instead of knit. For example, Row 3 should begin with Sl1, K3 rather than K4. CO 13 sts.

Shown with a cast-on count of 13 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1 and 5 (RS): K2, p9, k2.
  • Row 2: K4, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k2 (15 sts).
  • Row 3: K2, p11, k2.
  • Row 4: K5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1 (13 sts).
  • Row 6: K4, ssk, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1 (12 sts).
  • Row 7: K2, p8, k2.
  • Row 8: K3, ssk, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1 (11 sts).
  • Rows 9 and 13: K2, p7, k2.
  • Row 10: K2, ssk, k2, [yo, k2tog] twice, k1 (10 sts).
  • Row 11: K2, p6, k2.
  • Row 12: K1, ssk, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k2 (11 sts).
  • Row 14: Knit to last 10 sts, [k3, yo] twice, k2tog, yo, k2 (13 sts).