Candy Stripe Edging

From Barbara Abbey’s Knitting Lace,* #38, page 54. Also known as Chillicothe Lace in The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann,* page 26. Compare to v2, where the center panel is based on stockinette rather than garter.


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Shown with a cast-on count of 15 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, p2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k3, yo, p2tog, k1, yo, k2 (16 sts).
  • Row 2: K2, p1, k1, yo, p2tog, k4, p1, k1, yo, p2tog, k2.
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k2, yo, p2tog, k2, yo, k2 (17 sts).
  • Row 4: K2, p1, k2, yo, p2tog, k3, p1, k2, yo, p2tog, k2.
  • Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, p2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, p2tog, k3, yo, k2 (18 sts).
  • Row 6: K2, p1, k3, yo, p2tog, k2, p1, k3, yo, p2tog, k2.
  • Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, p2tog, k4, yo, ssk, yo, p2tog, k6.
  • Row 8: BO 3 sts, k2, yo, p2tog, k1, p1, k4, yo, p2tog, k2 (15 sts).