Lace wave border

Cast on 7 sts.

Row 1 Sl 1, K1, yo, k2tog, yo, K1, yo, K2. [9 sts]

Row 2 Yo, k2tog, P4, K1, yo, k2tog.

Rows 3 Sl 1, K1, yo, k2tog, yo, K3, yo, K2. [11 sts]

Row 4 Yo, k2tog, P6, K1, yo, k2tog.

Row 5 Sl 1, K1, yo, k2tog, yo, K1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, K1, yo, K2. [13 sts]

Row 6 Yo, k2tog, P8, K1, yo, k2tog.

Row 7 Sl 1, K1, yo, k2tog, yo, K3, yo, K1, yo, K3, yo, K2. [17 sts]

Row 8 Yo, k2tog, P12, K1, yo, k2tog.

Row 9 Sl 1, K1, (yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso) twice, yo, K3, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2tog, K1. [15 sts]

Row 10 Yo, k2tog, P10, K1, yo, k2tog.

Row 11 Sl 1, K1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k2tog, (yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso) twice, k2tog. [10 sts]

Row 12 Yo, k2tog, P5, K1, yo, k2tog.

Row 13 Sl 1, K1, (yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso) twice, k2tog. [7 sts]

Row 14 Yo, k2tog, P3, yo, k2tog.

Repeat rows 1-14 to form the pattern.

Abbreviations (you'll find our full list of abbreviations here)

K knit

P purl

psso pass slipped stitch over

rep(s) repeat(s)

sl slip stitch

ssk slip 1 st, slip 1 more st, knit both sts together

st(s) stitch(es)

tog together 

yo yarn over

This article first appeared in Simply Knitting magazine, in association with artesano. Our example is knitted in artesano Superwash Merino yarn.