B6 border

I have decided I really like the B6 border. I found it in 'Stahman's Shawls and Scarves'. It is a six stitch seed stitch border where the first stitch is slipped when starting a row and the border on the other side ends with two knit stitches. I have found that if the stitch is slipped purlwise with yarn in back in back, the edge has a nice chain going up it. If I knit in the back loop on the last stitch, I get a loose chain. Knitting the front loop puts a slight twist. If I slip knitwise, I get a line of bumps going up the edge. Which is also a nice effect.

With the chain border it is easy to drop down and fix a problem if I slip the stitch the wrong way. I am sure a crochet hook would make it really easy but I just use a knitting needle. The chain type border looks like the non-bumpy side of single crochet.

I have used this on several scarfs, shawls, and shrugs. The borders lie nice and flat.