Some people call this a star pattern and others call it an open weave pattern. Whichever it is, it's neat!
Size 8 needles
Cotton Yarn (1 ball)
Tapestry needle
Pattern is a three stitch repeat
CO 36 stitches
For the border: knit 4 rows
For the body:
Row 1: K3, K2, *yo, K3, bring first of the three stitches over the other two. Repeat from * to last 4 stitches, K4
Row 2 and Row 4: K3, P30, K3
Row 3: K3, K1, *K3, bring first of the three stitches over the other two, yo, repeat from * to last 5 stitches, K5
If you don't want to add the border, then remove 3 stitches from each side and CO only 30 stitches.
Then your rows would read as follows:
Row 1: K2, *yo, K3, bring first of the three stitches over the other two. Repeat from * to the last stitch, K1
Row 2 and Row 4: P30
Row 3: K1, *K3, bring first of the three stitches over the other two, yo, repeat from * to the last 2 stitches, K2