Maidenhair Edging

An updated version of Marianne Kinzel’s original Maidenhair Edging, with:

  • two stitches of garter (rather than k2 tbl) along the shaped edge
  • two stitches of reverse stockinette (rather than garter) along both sides of the main “Palm Leaf Mesh” pattern
  • faggoting along both sides of the main pattern
  • (k1, yo, k1) in next st rather than (k1, p1, k1) in next st increases
  • one more stitch in the shaped edge

Shown with a cast-on count of 41 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k2, yo, k2 (40 sts).
  • Rows 2 and 14: K2, p5, k1, p1, k2, purl to last 8 sts, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2.
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k3, yo, k2 (43 sts).
  • Rows 4 and 12: K2, p6, k1, p1, k2, purl to last 8 sts, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2.
  • Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, k1 tbl, [yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] twice, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, [yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] twice, yo, k1 tbl, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k4, yo, k2 (42 sts).
  • Rows 6 and 10: K2, p7, k1, p1, k2, purl to last 8 sts, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2.
  • Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, k1 tbl, yo, k3, yo, k1 tbl, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1 tbl, yo, k3, yo, k1 tbl, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k2 (49 sts).
  • Row 8: K2, p8, k1, p1, k2, purl to last 8 sts, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2.
  • Row 9: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, ssk, [yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] 3 times, yo, k1 tbl, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1 tbl, [yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] 3 times, yo, k2tog, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1 (42 sts).
  • Row 11: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1 (45 sts).
  • Row 13: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, k1 tbl, [yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] twice, yo, k2tog, k3, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k3, ssk, yo, [sl1-k2tog-psso, yo] twice, k1 tbl, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1 (42 sts).
  • Row 15: Sl1 wyif, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, p2, k1 tbl, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k9, ssk, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k1 tbl, p2, ssk, [yo] twice, [k2tog] twice, yo, k2tog, k1 (41 sts).
  • Row 16: K2, p4, k1, p1, k2, purl to last 8 sts, k2, p2, k1, p1, k2.