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Great-Grandmother’s Edging

Modified slightly from A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns* by Barbara Walker. In the original version, rows 12 and 24 begin with Sl first st and bind off 3 sts, k4, pass 4 sts over the last st worked. In this version, they begin simply with BO 7 sts.

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Stitch map

Shown with a cast-on count of 45 stitches.

Written instructions

Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p8, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, p1, yo, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, k5, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 2: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p7, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k9, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, yo, k1, yo, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, p1, yo, k1, yo, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k7, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (50 sts).
Row 4: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p7, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p3, k3, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k3, p3, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, [k1, yo] twice, k1, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, p1, [k1, yo] twice, k1, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, k3, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (53 sts).
Rows 6 and 18: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, [k1, p5, k3, yo, k2tog] twice, k6, yo, k2tog, k3, p5, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, k1, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (56 sts).
Row 8: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p3, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p7, k3, yo, k2tog, k7, yo, k2tog, k3, p7, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 9: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, p1, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, sl1-k2tog-psso, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (59 sts).
Row 10: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p9, k3, yo, k2tog, k8, yo, k2tog, k3, p9, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 11: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, k9, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, p2, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k9, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k8 (60 sts).
Row 12: BO 7 sts, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p9, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, [yo, k2tog, k3] twice, p9, k5, yo, k2tog, k2 (53 sts).
Row 13: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, p1, yo, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, k5, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (51 sts).
Row 14: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p7, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, p7, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 15: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, k7, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, p1, yo, k1, yo, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k7, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (54 sts).
Row 16: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p7, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p3, k3, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k3, p7, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 17: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, p1, [k1, yo] twice, k1, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, k3, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (53 sts).
Row 19: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, ssk, k1, k2tog, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (52 sts).
Row 20: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p3, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p7, k3, yo, k2tog, k7, yo, k2tog, k3, p3, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 21: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p3, sl1-k2tog-psso, p4, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, p1, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, sl1-k2tog-psso, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, k2 (51 sts).
Row 22: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p9, k3, yo, k2tog, k8, yo, k2tog, k3, p1, k5, yo, k2tog, k2.
Row 23: Sl1 wyif, k3, yo, k2tog, p8, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, p2, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k9, p1, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k8 (52 sts).
Row 24: BO 7 sts, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, p9, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k9, yo, k2tog, k2 (45 sts).