Narrow Lace Edging

From Knitting-and.com. Originally from “The Delineator,” ca. 1900. See also this Ravelry post.

Shown with a cast-on count of 16 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [yo] twice, [k2tog, k1] twice, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3.
  • Row 2: K3, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k5, p1, k5.
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k7, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3.
  • Row 4: K3, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k11.
  • Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [[yo] twice, k2tog] twice, k2, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3 (18 sts).
  • Row 6: K3, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k4, p1, k2, p1, k5.
  • Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k9, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3.
  • Row 8: K3, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k13.
  • Row 9: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [yo] twice, k2tog, k1, [yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3] twice (19 sts).
  • Row 10: K3, [yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3] twice, p1, k5.
  • Row 11: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k3, yo, k5 (20 sts).
  • Row 12: K9, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k9.
  • Row 13: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, [[yo] twice, k2tog] twice, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k9 (22 sts).
  • Row 14: K9, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k2, p1, k2, p1, k5.
  • Row 15: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k7, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k9.
  • Row 16: BO 6 sts, k2, yo wrapping yarn twice, p2tog, k11 (16 sts).