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Fish Scale Lace

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Fish Scale Lace

Fish Scale Lace worked over 17 stitches.

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Definition:

Pattern is a panel of 17 stitches.

Row 1 (right side): Knit 1, yarn over, knit 3, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, purl 5, knit 2 together, knit 3, yarn over, knit 1.

Row 2: Purl 6, knit 5, purl 6.

Row 3: Knit 2, yarn over, knit 3, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, purl 3, knit 2 together, knit 3, yarn over, knit 2.

Row 4: Purl 7, knit 3, purl 7.

Row 5: Knit 3, yarn over, knit 3, slip 1, knit 1, psso, purl1, knit 2 together, knit 3, yarn over, knit 3.

Row 6: Purl 8, knit 1, purl 8.

Row 7: Knit 4, yarn over, knit 3, slip 1, knit 2 together, psso, knit 3, yarn over, knit 4.

Row 8: Purl.

Repeat these rows for pattern. To make panel wider, add more stitches in Stockinette Stitch to each side.

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