Coronet edging

Modified from Marianne Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting, for use as an edging to a crescent shawl. See also this blog post.

Shown with a cast-on count of 32 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): *Yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, repeat from *.
  • Row 2: *P3, k1, repeat from *.
  • Row 3: *K2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, repeat from *.
  • Row 4: *P1, k1, p2, repeat from *.
  • Row 5: *Yo, k2, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] 3 times, k2, repeat from *, yo (multiple of 17 sts, plus 1).
  • Row 6: P1, *[p3, k1] 3 times, p5, repeat from *.
  • Row 7: *Yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, yo, k1, yo (multiple of 17 sts, plus 3).
  • Row 8: P3, *p4, k1, p3, k1, p8, repeat from *.
  • Row 9: *Yo, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k3, k2tog, repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, k3, yo (multiple of 17 sts, plus 5).
  • Row 10: P5, *p5, k1, p11, repeat from *.
  • Row 11: *Yo, k5, yo, ssk, k8, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, k5, yo (multiple of 17 sts, plus 7).
  • Rows 12, 16, 18, and 20: Purl.
  • Row 13: *Yo, k2, k2tog, yo wrapping yarn twice, k3, yo, ssk, k6, k2tog, repeat from * to last 7 sts, yo, k2, k2tog, yo wrapping yarn twice, k3, yo (multiple of 17 sts, plus 9).
  • Row 14: P4, 1-to-6 inc, p4, *p12, 1-to-6 inc, p4, repeat from * (multiple of 22 sts, plus 14).
  • Row 15: *Yo, k14, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, repeat from * to last 14 sts, yo, k14, yo (multiple of 22 sts, plus 16).
  • Row 17: *Yo, k16, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, repeat from * to last 16 sts, yo, k16, yo (multiple of 22 sts, plus 18).
  • Row 19: *Yo, k18, yo, ssk, k2tog, repeat from * to last 18 sts, yo, k18, yo (multiple of 22 sts, plus 20).
  • Repeat rows 1-4.