This is a non-lacy versa lace pattern.
A crochet technique is mimicked using the Y-increase.
This is also an ad finitum pattern — work until you run out of yarn, leaving little waste.

The original version of the pattern is worked around a hair elastic to create a hair accessory. It is a great way to use up small leftovers or those sample mini-skeins in festival goodie bags. With cotton yarn and a reversible center-out cast-on, you can make a bath poof. By varying the yarn and size, you could make knitted coral, cat toys, or flowers.

This pattern was originally published as part of The Whole Nine Yarns Christmas in July 2017 in Woodstock, Georgia.

Video support on the designer’s blog and YouTube channel.

This e-booklet file is half-sheet formatted with all the pages in normal order including the blank inside covers. If you have a smaller tablet or you read off your smart phone, you shouldn’t have to zoom as much. You can also print this size if you print on 5.5 x 8 inch paper — i.e. half-sheet. If you’d like a center-fold booklet, use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and choose the “booklet” option when you print on US standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper.