Meta Shetland lace
The lace is based on an encoding of the letters of the word “Shetland” as numbers, it is not lace from Shetland nor is it meant to look like lace from Shetland. (this is why I call it "meta Shetland".)
See this blog post for more information.
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-Naomi Parkhurst
Shown with a cast-on count of 49 stitches.
Swatch photo uploaded by Gannet
- Row 1 (RS): K6, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl, *yo, ssk, k11, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, ssk, k6.
- Rows 2 and 14: Purl.
- Row 3: K4, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2, *k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k7, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4.
- Row 4: P5, k1, p2, *p2, k1, p10, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p2, k1, p6.
- Row 5: K3, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, k2tog, k1, *ssk, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k5, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 8 sts, ssk, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k3.
- Rows 6 and 20: P4, k1, p3, *p3, k1, p8, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p3, k1, p5.
- Row 7: K1, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, k1, k3tog, yo, k1, *yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, k1, k3tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1.
- Rows 8 and 18: P3, k1, p4, *p4, k1, p6, k1, p4, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p4, k1, p4.
- Row 9: K1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, *[yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, repeat from * to last 7 sts, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1.
- Row 10: P6, k1, p1, *p1, k1, p12, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p1, k1, p7.
- Row 11: Yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, sl2-k1-p2sso, *k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k2, bunny ears yo, k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, sl2-k1-p2sso, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo.
- Row 12: P5, k1, p2, *p2, k1, p5, p1 below, p4, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p2, k1, p6.
- Row 13: K1 tbl, yo, ssk, k6, *k5, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl, yo, ssk, k6, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k5, k2tog, yo, k1 tbl.
- Row 15: K2, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, *k3, k3tog, [yo] twice, k3, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k3, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2.
- Row 16: P2, k1, p5, *p5, k1, p4, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p5, k1, p3.
- Row 17: K1, ssk, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k3, *k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, k2tog, k1, ssk, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k3, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, k2tog, k1.
- Row 19: K1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, *yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, k1, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 8 sts, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, k1, k3tog, yo, k1.
- Row 21: Ssk, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 8 sts, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, [yo] twice, k2tog.
- Row 22: P1, k1, p6, *p6, k1, p2, k1, p6, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p6, k1, p2.
- Row 23: Ssk, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k2, bunny ears yo, *k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, sl2-k1-p2sso, k1, [yo] twice, ssk, k2, bunny ears yo, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, k1, k2tog.
- Row 24: P2, k1, p5, *p1 below, [p4, k1] twice, p5, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p1 below, p4, k1, p3.
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