Yarn: Debbie Bliss Alpaca silk dk
Needles: US 6/4mm
Gauge: 5 stitches per inch
Pattern: Wave edging
Stitch Repeat Count: Variable; 14 rows
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 367
Knit by: Laurie Osborne
This one needs good blocking. Here is the swatch BEFORE blocking:
This edging is one of my favorites. Since I think you can get the best sense of an edging when you actually see it on a garment, I include a picture of my Very Harlot Poncho http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/416566476_979556e2a1_o.jpg on which I used this edging:
This garment was a worsted weight alpaca blend. As you can tell this edging also looks nice in a more substantive yarn.
March 10, 2007 at 8:41 PM
Wow – this is a great post – it really helps bring context to the potential of the pattern – much more than the book! An excellent example of how great this project can/will be!
March 11, 2007 at 4:59 AM
What a great post! Thank you for showing us the pattern “in the wild!”
March 13, 2007 at 3:08 AM
Very beautiful, it’s nice to see the unblocked vs the blocked, lets us know not to despair if it doesn’t seem like we can knit to the pattern before it’s blocked.
June 11, 2008 at 2:15 AM
Thank you so much for having covered this edging! A group of us are making a blanket for a friend and this is the pattern for the edge. Four different knitters are making the sides so this is a big help.