This pattern gives a gentle scalloped edge. Based on Wave Edging from Barbara Walker's Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns, with some modifications. This lace edging works well on crescent or half-circle shawls. To knit the lace directly onto a shawl, once you have knitted the shawl as large as you want, use a knitted cast on to make 14 sts at the beginning of a RS row without cutting the yarn. Knit 4 rows of garter st to make a nice edge before starting the lace pattern. On all RS rows, slip the last st, knit a body st from the edge of the shawl, and pass the slipped st over. Slip the first st of all WS rows. After 4 rows of garter, start the lace pattern. The garter rows will use 2 sts from the edge of the shawl and each repeat of the lace pattern will use 7 sts from the edge of the shawl. (Note: RS rows are knit toward the edge of the shawl.)

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