I received a book recently, ‘Knitted Lace’ written by Sonja Esensen and Anna Rasmussen. All the designs are charted; the scope of which is very challenging for me to understand at this point.
I am looking at instructions for this pattern.
The last round reads “Crochet edge: 5-3 stitches knitted together with 7 chain stitches between”. What is perplexing me is ‘5-3’, I don’t understand what this means.
Is anyone familiar with instructions like these?
After looking at a close-up of the (incredible!) knitted lace, I think the instructions are referring to the groups of knit stitches in the penultimate row/round. The groups of 7 chain stitches appear to be attached to the center knit stitch in each group via a single crochet (sc) stitch.
Would this work with what you’re looking at? ==> (ch 7, sc into central st of knitted group)
Hi Claire, I have just complete the Haruni shawl(yet to post pictures as it isn’t blocked yet) and it has an edge which looks similar. I was required to K4tog and then chain 6 stitches (the pattern gave instructions how to do this with knitting needles but I used a crochet hook for the 6 chain), K3tog, BO 1st stitch on needle over the K3tog and then chain 6 till last K4tog. No idea if this helps or makes sense.
The Haruni shawl is gorgeous 
I d/l it months ago, I’d love to see yours. I’ve seen instructions for other shawls bound off in this way.
After magnifying the image on ravelry.com I am beginning to wonder now if this pattern is instructing to crochet 5 together, chain 7, crochet 3 together, chain 7.
This is another pattern from the book, Kirsten, the bind off instructions read “Crochet edge: Crochet 4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 stitches together with 7 chain stitches between, 3 stitches + 1 chain stitch”. I find the “3 stitches + 1 chain stitch” very puzzling :think: There is another instruction “All rounds not mentioned in pattern, knit plain”, in looking at the designs on ravelry.com it looks as though these rounds are knit in the stockinette stitch, I’m guessing that is what the authors meant by knitting plain.
This page on ravelry.com has photos of some of the designs in this book. One thing that I appreciate about this book is that the legend for the charts is located on the inside book cover, making it easy to flip to as a reference. This book appears to be published in Denmark, and is a compilation of old handwritten patterns which have been deciphered.
I believe it means to put your hook through 5 sts, draw up a loop, ch7, then hook through 3 sts, draw up a loop, ch 7. Lather, rinse, repeat. 
it looks like the finishing of the diamond by using the hook to form last part of the diamond shape, (5 sts) and the pointy top of the post is the 3 st.
ETA: the all rounds not mentioned in pattern thing. A lot of lace knitting patterns will give instructions for patterned rows/rnds only. I.e. instructions are given for rounds 1, 3, 5. Knit even in the round on 2 & 4.