This fun and fast, no-name pattern from 1875 is all knit and slip stitches – not a purl stitch to be found! The Willamette (will-LAM-met) is an important river in Oregon. The pattern has a 2-stitch, 4-row repeat and looks good (but not identical) on both sides! It takes about 1 hour to knit 5 inches of a 22-stitch-wide swatch.

Skills needed: cast on, knit, slip and bind off in knit stitch.

Gauge is not important in this pattern. Any block-able yarn/thread will work. Make a swatch to check gauge and appearance.

40 yards of #10 crochet thread will make 10 inches of a 22-stitch-wide strip in the stated gauge.