This pattern (along with most of my earlier work) was retired in the summer of 2022. However, it may be available for a few days once or twice a year. Read on for details!

In the summer of 2022, I realized that maintaining a back catalog of hundreds of patterns was kind of overwhelming. I couldn’t do it and still release new things. So I took my old patterns down so I could keep doing new work.

Since then, a handful of my favorites have come back, and lovely new things have come out. But the vast majority of the old patterns are retired and will no longer be generally available.

However, enough folks have asked about some old favorites that I’m planning to make many of the retired patterns available for a few days once or twice a year (most likely in late spring and then again in the fall around Thanksgiving).

• If you see the buy buttons on this page, you’ve caught it on one of the days it’s available, and you’re welcome to grab it!
• If you don’t see the buy buttons on this page, then it’s not currently available.
• If you want to hear when the retired patterns will be available, subscribe to the mailing list or patreon, or keep an eye on my instagram.

I know I said I was keeping lace to a minimum. But this stitch perfectly walks the line between proper lace (which would be a little too fancy) and good, solid ribbing (which would be a little too plain). It’s somehow both sturdy and beautiful, like so many of the delights you find washed up on the shore.

This is one of those stitch patterns that shines under a bit of tension. That makes it great for socks, where your foot and ankle open up your knitting and show off your stitches. Just be sure to block your swatch (or at least stretch it a bit if I can’t talk you into blocking it) to see how it will look with your yarn.

If you want the pattern to continue a bit farther down your foot, you totally can, and the pattern tells you how!