Are there buy buttons on the side of the page? If so, you've caught this pattern on one of the handful of days every year when it's available! If not, read on for details of where it went and what to do if you want to be notified the next time it's available.

A few years ago I got overwhelmed by my back catalog, retired most of my earlier work, and launched Tiny Nonsense. That gave me space to make Cool New Stuff! But some people missed the earlier things, so I make many of the retired patterns available for a few days once or twice a year.

• If you see the buy buttons on this page, you’ve caught it on one of the days it’s available! You can buy it just like usual.

• If you don’t see the buy buttons on this page, then it’s not currently available. It will probably be available the week after Thanksgiving and for a few days in June or July.

• If you want to hear when the retired patterns come back, 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!