Estonian Edge Lace 1

by Olga Jamovidova, Liina Gavrilov at New Lace - Old Traditions

"A simple and short edge lace stitch motif enriched with various amount of bobbles/nupps.": chart 1:

Edge stitches are not included. For stitches of even rows there are two possibilities: - purl all stitches and you will get stockinette based lace texture - knit all stitches and you will get garter stitch based lace texture as it is traditionally done for Haapsalu shawl borders.

Cast on stitches using knitted …

by Olga Jamovidova, Liina Gavrilov at New Lace - Old Traditions

"A simple and short edge lace stitch motif enriched with various amount of bobbles/nupps.": chart 1:

Edge stitches are not included. For stitches of even rows there are two possibilities: - purl all stitches and you will get stockinette based lace texture - knit all stitches and you will get garter stitch based lace texture as it is traditionally done for Haapsalu shawl borders.

Cast on stitches using knitted on method and double yarn with needles at least 0.5 - 1 size larger than you will be using for the edge lace knitting. Knit all rows from the selected chart. The length of the lace edge can be varied by repeating the 3rd row as often as desired (6 times for the original pattern)

Shown with a cast-on count of 43 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): [K1] 6 times, *[k1] 8 times, MB, [k1] 5 times, repeat from * to last 9 sts, [k1] 8 times, MB.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16: Purl.
  • Rows 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13: K2tog, yo, k2tog, [k1] 3 times, *yo, k1, yo, [k1] 3 times, ssk, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k2tog, [k1] 3 times, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, k1, yo, [k1] 3 times, ssk, yo, ssk.
  • Row 15: Knit.