Vandyke Edging

From the Project Gutenberg version of Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations by Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière.

One of many “Vandyke” patterns.

Shown with a cast-on count of 6 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo] twice, k2tog (7 sts).
  • Row 2: Yo, k2, p1, k4 (8 sts).
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k4.
  • Row 4: Knit.
  • Row 5: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, [[yo] twice, k2tog] twice (10 sts).
  • Row 6: Sl1 wyif, k1, p1, k2, p1, k4.
  • Row 7: Sl1 wyif, k1, yo, k2tog, k6.
  • Row 8: BO 4 sts, k5 (6 sts).