Zig Zag Lace 

 from 1954          

Learn to exchange this knit pattern to crochet

Shown here is a knit lace pattern quite suitable for edges of pillow slips, towels or scarf ends.  It is a lacy and rather open design.  Any desired thread may be used; use size of knitting needles to correspond to weight of thread.

Abbreviations: K (knit); p (purl); tog (together); YO (yarn over); sts (stitches).

Cast on 29 sts.
Row 1: K 29.

Row 2: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 2, k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times,  YO, k 3, YO twice: k 2 tog, k 1.

Row 3: K 3, p 1, k 16, p 1, k 9.

Row 4: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 7, k 2 tog, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 2, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (30 sts).

Row 5: K 3, p 1, k 26.

Row 6: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, (k 2 tog, YO twice, k2tog) twice, k 1, (o k 2 tog) 4 times, YO,  k 4, YO twice, k tog, k 1 (32 sts).

Row 7: K 3, p 1, k 16, p 1, k 3, p 1, k 7.
Row 8: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 10, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 3, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (33 sts).

Row 9: K 3, p 1, k 29.

Row 10: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 2,k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 3, k 2 tog, (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times, YO, k 5, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (34 sts).

Row 11: K 3, p 1, k 20, p 1, k 9.

Row 12: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 9, k 2 tog, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 4, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (34 sts).

Row 13: K 3, p 1, knit to end

Row 14: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, (k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog) twice, k 1, k 2 tog,  (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times, YO, k 6, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (35 sts).

Row 15: K 3, p 1, k 19, p 1, k 3, p 1, k 7.

Row 16: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 11, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 5, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (36 sts).

Row 17: K 3, p 1, k 32.k YO

Row 18: K 3 ' YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 2, 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog, twice, k 2 tog, k 1,  (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, YO twice, k 3 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 1 (38 sts).

Row 19: K 31 p 1, k 2, p 1, k 2, p 1, k 13, p 1, k 4, p 1, k 9.

This completes half the point.

Row 20: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 12, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 5, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (37 sts).

Row 21: K 37.

Row 22: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, (k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog) twice, k 2, k 2 tog,  (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times,   YO, k 6, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (36 sts).

Row 23: K 24, p 1, k 3, p 1, k 7.

Row 24: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k II, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 4, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (35 sts).

Row 25: K 35.

Row 26: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 2, k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog, k 3, k 2 tog, (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times , YO, k 5, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (34 sts).

Row 27: K 24, p 1, k 9.

Row 28: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 10,(YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 3, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (33 sts).

Row 29: K 33.

Row 30: K 3, YO, k 3 to' , YO, (k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog) twice, k 2, (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times, k 21 k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (32 sts).

Row 31: K 20, p 1, k 3, p 1, k 7.
Row 32: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 10.  (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times, YO, k 3, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (31 sts).

Row 33: K 32.

Row 34: K 3, YO, k 3 tog, YO, k 2, k 2 tog, YO twice, k 2 tog. k 2, k 2 tog. (YO, k 2 tog) 5 times,  k 1, k 2 tog, YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (30 sts).

Row 35: K 20. p 1, k 9.

Row 36: K 3. YO, k 3 tog,. YO, k 7, k 2 tog, (YO, k 2 tog) 4 times, YO, k 2, k 2 tog,  YO, k 2 tog, k 1 (29 sts).

Row 37: K 29.

Repeat from Row 2 for desired length.
If lace is to be joined, as for pillow slips, weave ends together with needle and end of thread left after binding off.