Snake Border

Yarn:  Galway Highland Heather, Color 741
Wraps Per Inch: 9
Needles: 4.5 mm (US size 7)
Gauge: 5 spi
Pattern:  Snake Border
Stitch Count Repeat: 12
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 348

Comments: It is interesting to see how this lacy border pattern looks in a heavier yarn than what was published in the Second Treasury.  It would indeed look very nice as a border or as an overall pattern in a garment as Walker suggests.

Knit by: liakno (Ravelry)

Bear Track

Yarn: Cascade 220 colorway 8622
Wraps Per Inch: 9
Needles: 4.5 mm (size 7 US)
Gauge:  5 spi
Pattern:  Bear Track
Stitch Count Repeat: 16
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page: 225
Comments, if any: Stitch count increases each row because of yarn-overs and then in row 9 the extra stitches are all decreased.  I included the borders because of the nice scalloped bottom edge and the decorative garter stitch between “tracks.”

Knit by: liakno (Ravelry)

Wildflower Knot Stitch

Yarn:  Cascade 220, colorway 8622
Wraps Per Inch: 9
Needles: 4.5 mm (US size 7)
Gauge: 5 spi
Pattern:  Wildflower Knot Stitch
Stitch Count Repeat:  multiple of 8
Book: A Second Treasury of Knitting Stitches
Page:  221
Comments, if any: Extremely easy and fun to work.  It’s even prettier in real life where you can see the shadows cast by the “knots.”

Knit by: liakno (Ravelry)

Portcullis Stitch

Yarn:  Cascade 220
Needles: 4.5 mm, 7 US
Gauge: 5 spi
Pattern:  Portcullis Stitch
Stitch Count Repeat: Multiple of 4 stitches
Book:  A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page:  224

Knit by: liakno (Ravelry)

Simulated Basketweave

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes
Needles: 6.0 mm/US 10
Gauge:  5 stitches/inch
Pattern: Simulated Basketweave
Stitch Count Repeat:  Multiple of 10
Book:  Charted Knitting Designs: A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Page:  225
Comments:  Swatch pictured is 30 stitches by 16 rows.
Knit by:  Jennifer Schmidt/Scrapdash