This pattern is a translation of one found in the Danish book "Fuldstændig Strikkeskole", published by Carl Allers Forlag og Tryk, Copenhagen 1877.
K= knit
K2TOG = knit 2 together
K2TOGBL = knit 2 together through the back loop
P = purl
SL = slip
YO = yarn over
Cast on 7 stitches and knit 1 row plain.
Row 1: SL1, K2TOG, YO twice, K2TOGBL, YO twice, K2TOGBL.
Row 2: SL1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2.
Row 3: SL1, K2TOG, YO twice, K2TOGBL, K1, YO twice, K2TOGBL.
Row 4: SL1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K2.
Row 5: SL1, K2TOG, YO twice, K2TOGBL, K2, YO twice, K2TOGBL.
Row 6: SL1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K2.
Row 7: SL1, K2TOG, YO twice, K2TOGBL, K3, YO twice, K2TOGBL.
Row 8: SL1, K1, P1, K5, P1, K2.
Row 9: SL1, K2TOG, YO twice, K2TOGBL, K1, YO 4 times, K2TOG, K1, YO twice, K2TOGBL.
Row 10: SL1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K3, P1, K2.
Row 11: SL1, K2TOG, YO twice, K2TOGBL, K10.
Row 12: SL1, cast off 8 stitches, K3, P1, K2.
Repeat rows 1-12 for required length.
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