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MASTERCLASS WAVING LACE EDGING
QUICK TECHNIQUE WITH JO ALLPORT
- Cast on the 8 stitches and
work a set-up row, purling all
the stitches.
Creating a waving lace edging to a project is a lovely way to inish it of. This traditional pattern can be scaled up or down to suit your
needs. It’s an easy pattern, using just k2tog, ssk and yo, as well as the usual knit and purl stitches. I’ve worked this pattern in stocking
stitch with the lace pattern in garter stitch, but you can vary this to achieve the look you want.
Note that the stitch count varies across the rows, returning to the original number at the end of row 24.- The irst 12 rows are worked
in an increase pattern. Now
on row 1, a RS side row, to
achieve the garter stitch
edging, knit the irst 2 sts.
Then work a yarn over, a
k2tog, then another yarn
over. This increases the stitch
count by one and creates the
two lace holes.
3. Now on row 2, purl the irst
4 sts to form stocking stitch,
then knit the last 5 sts. This
group of 5 knit stitches always
starts with the yarn over from
the last row, as you see here.
Continue to work the same
pattern at the beginning of each
RS row: k2, yo, k2tog, yo. This
increases the stitch count by
one on every RS row. Once you
have got to 14 sts, ending with
a WS row, start the decreases.
On every WS row the irst set
of stitches, whose number
varies across the rows, is always
purled. The last 5 sts are always
knitted. This applies to both the
increasing and the decreasing
sections of the pattern.
You can make the waving
lace bigger or smaller here by
working more or fewer rows.
4. Now at the end of row 12,
all the increases have been
worked. You can see the lace
pattern worked in garter stitch
with the section to the left in
stocking stitch.
5. On the irst decrease row,
row 13, work k1, (ssk, yo) twice,
then work another ssk, as
shown here. Working only one
stitch at the beginning, then
a decrease, keeps the two
garter stitch stitches constant
at the beginning of each RS
row across the whole pattern.
The two yarn overs keep the
lace hole pattern constant too,
but by working 3 decreases,
the stitch count goes down by
1 stitch every RS row.
6. Now on row 14, a WS row,
you can see the last 5 sts,
starting with the yarn over
from the previous row to be
knitted as before.
7. Now at the end of row 24,
all the decreases have been
worked, so that the stitch
count is back to its original
number and you are ready
to start row 1 once more. The
waving pattern is evident. You
can also easily see the ssk
stitches, which slant to the left
for the decreasing section of
the pattern.
8. Ready for row 1, you can
see the irst 5 sts where the
increasing garter lace pattern
will be worked. Repeat these
24 rows until your work is
approximately 440cm long,
or will go round the outside of
the blanket. Note that you will
need to add enough fullness
for each corner so that, with
blocking, it will lie flat. To
ease the edging around the
corners, gather it and sew to
each corner, then block to
smooth out.