Mechlin Lace

Mechlin lace from Home Work, published in 1891. See http://www.knitting-and.com/homework/mechlin-lace.htm for the regularly charted pattern and all of the other knitting patterns from the book updated into modern knitting language.

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  • Row 1 (RS): K4, [yo, k3tog, yo, k3] twice, yo, k2 (19 sts).
  • Row 2: Yo, k2tog, [yo, k5, yo, k1] twice, yo, k5 (24 sts).
  • Row 3: K8, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2 (25 sts).
  • Row 4: Yo, k2tog, yo, [k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog] twice, k7 (26 sts).
  • Row 5: K8, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2 (24 sts).
  • Row 6: Yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k9 (23 sts).
  • Row 7: K10, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, [yo, k1, k2tog] twice (26 sts).
  • Row 8: Yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k5 (24 sts).
  • Row 9: K3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog (23 sts).
  • Row 10: Yo, k3tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2 (18 sts).