English Mesh Lace

From A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker. See also this version, suitable for working in the round.

Shown with a cast-on count of 19 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K1, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from *.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: Purl.
  • Row 3: K1, *yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k1, repeat from *.
  • Row 5: K1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from *.
  • Row 7: K2tog, [k1, yo] twice, k1, *sl1-k2tog-psso, [k1, yo] twice, k1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ssk.