Zig-Zag Edge for Pi
Knitted on zig-zag border for a Elizabeth Zimmerman Pi shawl (or anything). Rather than doing a YO k2tog at the join, I just use the next stitch of the shawl as the increase to create a zig-zag. Obviously, any sort of increase may be used at the M1R M1L increase point. To make a wider border, replace k4/k5 (first section is one larger because of the increase with however many stitches you want and cast on/purl back by that many …
Knitted on zig-zag border for a Elizabeth Zimmerman Pi shawl (or anything). Rather than doing a YO k2tog at the join, I just use the next stitch of the shawl as the increase to create a zig-zag. Obviously, any sort of increase may be used at the M1R M1L increase point. To make a wider border, replace k4/k5 (first section is one larger because of the increase with however many stitches you want and cast on/purl back by that many more. The sections do not have to be even, for example, CO26 and increase the K4 in the middle to k9. Garter version
Shown with a cast-on count of 10 stitches.
- Row 1 (RS): K10.
- Row 2: P10.
- Row 3: K10, CO 21 sts (31 sts).
- Rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14: P22, turn (22 sts).
- Rows 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15: K5, ssk, k1, k2tog, k4, M1L, k1, M1R, k4, ssk, k1 (21 sts).
- Repeat rows 4-5.
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