A pretty lace with rows of vaulted arches.
Abbreviations:
k= knit
p= purl
yo = yarn over
k2tog = knit two stitches together
ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease
Cast on multiples of 8
Row 1: p1, k1, p4, k1, p1
Row 2: k1, p1, k4, p1, k1
Row 3: p1, k1, p4, k1, p1
Row 4: k1, p1, k4, p1, k1
Row 5: p1, yo, ssk, p2, k2tog, yo, p1
Row 6: k1, p2, k2, p2, k1
Row 7: p2, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, p2
Row 8: k2, p4, k2
8 rows make up the pattern.
Please explain your abbreviation ssk in more detail. Do you slip knitwise then transfer back to left needle before knitting together or could you simply knit 2tog tbl which I believe would produce the same result???