This reversible, lacy-but-not-fussy edging is from 1892 The Art of Knitting, p.43, No. 54. It starts with 25 stitches and has a 12-row repeat. Only 3 of these rows are “fancy” rows!
The swatch is 3.5 inches at its widest at gauge.

Skills needed: cast on, slip, knit, purl, YO, k2tog 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.

58 yards of #10 crochet thread will make 10 inches of a 25-stitch-wide strip in the stated gauge.