Fishtail Lace Knitting Pattern - Great For Beginner Lace

I love the look of this Fishtail Lace.  I can see fishtail upward and downward depending on which column I focus on.  I actually really enjoyed knitting a hat of this pattern.  After a few rows I was able to knit without even looking at the pattern. 

You can see the Fishtail Hat I made with it here.

Fishtail Lace Pattern Using Straight Needle In Rows

Multiple of 8 sts + 1 (e.g. if you need to make 4 sets of this pattern, you will need 32 + 1 sts = 33 sts.)

1st row (right side): K1, *yf, k2, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k2, yf, k1; repeat from * to end.

2nd row: Purl.

3rd row: K2, *yf, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yf, k3; rep from * to last 7 sts, yf, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yf, k2.

4th row: Purl.

5th row: K3, *yf, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yf, k5; rep from * to last 6 sts, yf, sl1, k2tog, psso, yf, k3.

6th row: Purl.

Repeat these 6 rows to achieve multiple layers fishtail lace pattern.

Fishtail Lace Using Circular Needle In Rounds

Require Multiple of 8 sts

1st rnd (right side): *yf, k2, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k2, yf, k1; repeat from * to end.

2nd rnd: Knit.

3rd rnd: K1, *yf, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yf, k3; rep from * to last 7 sts, yf, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yf, k2.

4th rnd: Knit.

5th rnd: K2, *yf, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yf, k5; rep from * to last 6 sts, yf, sl1, k2tog, psso, yf, k3.

6th rnd: Knit.

Repeat these 6 rounds to achieve multiple layers fishtail lace pattern.

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