Willow Leaf Edging

Based on Willow Leaf, a traditional Estonian pattern. See Pitsilised Koerkirjad by Leili Reimann, page 23, or The Haapsalu Shawl* by Siiri Reimann and Aime Edasi, page 105.


*Affiliiate link. Buy the book and I get a couple pennies.

Shown with a cast-on count of 31 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k2, [yo] twice, k2tog, k3 (32 sts).
  • Row 2: Sl1 wyif, k4, p1, k2, p2, yo, p2tog, p17, yo, p2tog, k1.
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k5, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k8.
  • Row 4: Sl1 wyif, k7, p2, yo, p2tog, p17, yo, p2tog, k1.
  • Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k2, [[yo] twice, k2tog] twice, k2 (34 sts).
  • Row 6: Sl1 wyif, k3, [p1, k2] twice, p2, yo, p2tog, p17, yo, p2tog, k1.
  • Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k10.
  • Row 8: Sl1 wyif, k9, p2, yo, p2tog, p17, yo, p2tog, k1.
  • Row 9: Sl1 wyif, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k5, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k2, [[yo] twice, k2tog] 3 times, k2 (37 sts).
  • Row 10: Sl1 wyif, k3, [p1, k2] 3 times, p2, yo, p2tog, p17, yo, p2tog, k1.
  • Row 11: Sl1 wyif, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k13.
  • Row 12: BO 6 sts, k6, p2, yo, p2tog, p17, yo, p2tog, k1 (31 sts).