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Chinese Edging

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Whether this elaborate and beautiful pattern really originated in China is perhaps doubtful. But it was known as Chinese Edging to the European and American knitters of the 19th century, and so its name remains. Because the directions are long, each row-is broken down here into various component parts, to prevent the knitter's getting "lost" in the middle of an interminable row. The Border, given separately, is worked on the first 12 sis of each odd-numbered row and the last 12 sis of each even-numbered row; the Border itself is a simple 6-row construction that is repeated 9 times throughout a single pattern repeat. The faggoted edge with its picot points incorporates three different "turning rows", which first appear in Rows 10, 12, and 14. The material between the asterisks of Row 10 is repealed in Rows 16, 22, 32, 38; the material between the asterisks of Row 12 is repeated in Rows 18, 24, 34.40; the material between the asterisks of Row 14 is repealed in Rows 20, 26, 28, 30, 36, 42. It is important to notice that in the first two cases (Rows 10 and 12) this material finishes with a yo; iri the third case (Row 14) ii does not.

Note also that the direction (kl, pi), in parentheses, always means (kl, pi) into the same single stiich, which will be sometimes a regular knit stitch and sometimes a yo.

Border—worked on 12 sts.

Border Row 1—K2, yo. p2 tog. kl, k2 log, yo, k3, yo, p2 tog. Border Row 2—Yo, p2 log, k4, yo, k2 log, yo, p2 tog, k2. Border Row 3—K2, yo, p2 tog, k2, yo, k2 tog, k2, yo, p2 tog. Border Row 4—Yo. p2 tog. kl, k2 log, yo, k3, yo, p2 tog, k2. Border Row 5—K2, yo. p2 log, k4, yo, k2 tog. yo, p2 tog. Border Row 6—Yo. p2 log, k2, yo, k2 tog, k2, yo, p2 tog, k2.

Cast on 14 sts and knit one row.

Row 1—Border Row 1, (kl, pi) into each of the last 2 sts.

Row 5—Border Row 5, (kl. pi), kl. yo, p2 tog, k2, (kl, pi).

Row 6—Bind off 3, (yo, p2 tog) twice, yo, kl. Border Row 6.

Row 7—Border Row 1, (kl, pi), kl, (yo, p2 tog) twice, (kl, pi).

Row 8 -K2, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, yo, kl, Border Row 2.

Row 9—Border Row 3, kl. (kl. pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 limes, kl, (kl, pi).

Row 10—* K3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times; turn; (yo, p2 tog) 3 limes, k2, (kl, pi); turn;

bind ofr 3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 limes, yo, * k3, Border Row 4. Row 11—Border Row 5, k3, (kl. pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, (kl, pi). Row 12—* K2, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times; turn; (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, kl, (kl, pi); turn;

k3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, yo. * k5, Border Row 6. Row 13—Border Row 1, k5, (kl, pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi). Row 14—* Bind off 3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times; turn; (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, (kl, pi);

turn; k2, (yo. p2 log) 3 times, * yo, k7, Border Row 2. Row 15—Border Row 3, k7, (kl, pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, kl, (kl, pi). Row 16—Repeat * — * of Row 10; k9, Border Row 4. Row 17—Border Row 5, k9, (kl, pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, (kl, pi). Row 18—Repeat * — * of Row 12; kl 1, Border Row 6. Row 19—Border Row 1, kl 1. (kl. pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi). Row 20—Repeat * — * of Row 14; yo, kl3, Border Row 2. Row 21—Border Row 3. kl3, (kl, pi), (yo. p2 log) 3 times, kl, (kl. pi). Row 22—Repeat * — * oi Row 10; k 15, Border Row 4. Row 23—Border Row 5. kl5, (kl, pi), (yo, p2 tog) 3 limes, (kl, pi). Row 24—Repeat * — * of Row 12; kl7. Border Row 6.

Row 25—Border Row 1, kl, (yo. k2 tog) 8 times, yo, (kl, pi) (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi).

Row 26—(Repeat * — * of Row 14; turn; (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, kl, (kl, pi); turn;

k3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, yo, si 1—k2 tog—psso,] kl 7, Border Row 2. Row 27—Border Row 3, kl6, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times. k2, (kl, pi). Row 28—Repeat (to) of Row 26; kl5. Border Row 4. Row 29—Border Row 5, kl4, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 log) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi). Row 30—Repeal * — * of Roil 14; yo, si 1—k2 tog—psso, k 13, Border Row 6. Row 31—Border Row 1, k 12. k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 limes, kl. (kl, pi). Row 32—Repeat * — * of Row 10; si 1—k2 tog—psso, kl I, Border Row 2. Row 33—Border Row 3, klO. k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, (kl, pi). Row 34—Repeal * — * of Row 12; si 1—k2 tog—psso, k9. Border Row 4.

Row 35—Border Row 5. k8, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi). Row 36—Repeat * — * of Row 14; yo, si 1—k2 tog—psso, k7, Border Row 6. Row 37—Border Row 1, k6, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, kl, (kl, pi). Row 38—Repeat * — * of Row 10; si 1—k2 tog—psso, k5. Border Row 2. Row 39—Border Row 3. k4, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 limes, (kl, pi). Row 40—Repeat * — * of Row 12: si 1—k2 tog—psso, k3. Border Row 4. Row 41—Border Row 5. k2, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi). Row 42—Repeat * — * of Row 14; yo, si I—k2 tog—psso, kl. Border Row 6. Row 43—Border Row 1, k2 tog, kl, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, kl, (kl, pi). Row 44—K3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, yo, k2 tog, Border Row 2. Row 45—Border Row 3, k2 tog, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, k2, (kl, pi). Row 46—Bind off 3, (yo, p2 tog) 3 times, kl, Border Row 4. Row 47—Border Row 5, si 1—k2 tog—psso, (yo, p2 tog) twice, (kl, pi). Row 48—K2, (yo, p2 tog) twice, kl, Border Row 6. Row 49—Border Row I, si 1—k2 tog—psso, yo. p2 tog, kl, (kl, pi). Row 50—K3, yo. p2 tog, kl, Border Row 2. Row 51—Border Row 3, si 1—k2 tog—psso, k2. (kl, pi). Row 52—Bind off 3, kl, Border Row 4. Row 53—Border Row 5, k2. Row 54—K2, Border Row 6.

Repeal Rows 1-54.

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