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Esquivel Lace

From The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann by Nancy Nehring. Note that the original pattern contained an error in row 27.

I like the contrast between the single-yo mesh forming the bulk of the triangle points, and the double-yo mesh along the sides of the triangle points. I also like the lacy loops created at the left edge by starting each WS row with a yarn over.

Stitch map

Shown with a cast-on count of 30 stitches.

Written instructions

Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (32 sts).
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: Yo, k2tog, k2, p1, k3, p1, knit.
Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (34 sts).
Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (36 sts).
Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (38 sts).
Row 9: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (40 sts).
Row 11: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (42 sts).
Row 13: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k2tog, [yo] twice, kfb, k1 (44 sts).
Row 15: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 13 sts, k1, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (43 sts).
Row 16: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (42 sts).
Row 17: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 13 sts, k1, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (41 sts).
Row 18: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (40 sts).
Row 19: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 13 sts, k1, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (39 sts).
Row 20: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (38 sts).
Row 21: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 13 sts, k1, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (37 sts).
Row 22: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (36 sts).
Row 23: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 13 sts, k1, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (35 sts).
Row 24: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (34 sts).
Row 25: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, *yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 13 sts, k1, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (33 sts).
Row 26: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (32 sts).
Row 27: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, [k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk] twice, k2tog, k2 (31 sts).
Row 28: Yo, [k2tog] twice, k1, p1, k3, p1, knit (30 sts).