Why

Yes, "why" is this edging's name - I encoded the word as numbers and charted it, then turned it into edging. Blog post here.

Shown with a cast-on count of 7 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyib, k3, yo, k1, yo, k2 (9 sts).
  • Row 2: Knit.
  • Row 3: Sl1 wyib, k1, [yo] twice, k7 (11 sts).
  • Row 4: K8, p1, k2.
  • Row 5: Sl1 wyib, k1, yo, k2, yo, k7 (13 sts).
  • Row 6: BO 6 sts, k6 (7 sts).