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Lace is usually knit with yarn-over/decrease combinations to create the holes, but dropping a stitch to create a series of holes is sometimes used. My favorite shawl is made in this way https://busy.org/@fiberfrau/dropped-stitch-shawl

Ahhh okay that makes sense. I can see how the yo and decreases create the holes. Thanks!

That’s a pretty shawl!