This pattern is based on a true story.

The seed stitch at the bottom and top represent sidewalks. The seed stitch that travels up represents a crosswalk. The lace section represents the tire tracks of the left-turning SUV that struck the designer while he was in the crosswalk with the right of way, fracturing parts of his spine among other injuries.

Hit and Run is worked in the round on the wrong side, because the textured stitches are all worked on the wrong side. It is then turned inside out to block and wear.

This pattern involves a lot of purling, but it creates a beautiful fabric. The lace section can be tricky; keep your eye out for where the purl-double-decreases start, the first one always surprised me, because I’m not used to working lace on the wrong side. A stitch marker that you move every time you do the decrease may help with that.