Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern
Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern
How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 10 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 23 sts (5 + 10 + 6 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.
The chart shows Right Side rows and Wrong Side rows.
The numbers at right edge of chart indicate RS rows, and at left edge WS rows.
Read RS rows from right to left, WS rows from left to right.
The patt rep = 10 sts wide.
yo: yarn over
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
p2tog: purl 2 stitches together
p2tog tbl: purl two stitches together as one stitch through the back loop
cdd (Central Double Decrease): slip first and second stitches together as if to knit, knit 1 stitch, pass two slipped stitches over the knit stitch
cddp (Central Double Decrease Purl): transpose the order of the first and second stitch on the left needle; then purl the three stitches together
Row 1 (RS): edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, * k3, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.
Row 2 (WS): edge st, p2, yo, p2tog tbl, p2, * p1, p2tog, yo, p3, yo, p2tog tbl, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, p2tog, yo, p2, edge st.
Row 3: edge st, k3, yo, k2tog, * k1, skpo, yo, k5, yo, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; k1, skpo, yo, k3, edge st.
Row 4: edge st, p4, yo, cddp, yo, * p7, yo, cddp, yo *; repeat from * to *; p4, edge st.
Row 5: edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, * k3, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.
Rows 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14: purl all sts and yo’s.
Row 7: edge st, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, * k2, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, skpo, yo, k2, edge st.
Row 9: edge st, k2, skpo, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k2tog, k3, skpo, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k2tog, k2, edge st.
Row 11: edge st, k1, skpo, yo, k2, * k3, yo, k2tog, k1, skpo, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k2tog, k1, edge st.
Row 13: edge st, skpo, yo, k3, * k4, yo, cdd, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k2tog, edge st.
Row 15: edge st, k3, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k5, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k3, edge st.
Row 16: edge st, p2, p2tog, yo, p2, * p1, yo, p2tog tbl, p3, p2tog, yo, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, yo, p2tog tbl, p2, edge st.
Row 17: edge st, k1, skpo, yo, k2, * k3, yo, k2tog, k1, skpo, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k2tog, k1, edge st.
Row 18: edge st, p2tog, yo, p4, * p3, yo, cddp, yo, p4 *; repeat from * to *; p3, yo, p2tog tbl, edge st.
Row 19: edge st, k3, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k5, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k3, edge st.
Rows 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28: purl all sts and yo’s.
Row 21: edge st, k2, skpo, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k2tog, k3, skpo, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k2tog, k2, edge st.
Row 23: edge st, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, * k2, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, skpo, yo, k2, edge st.
Row 25: edge st, k3, yo, k2tog, * k1, skpo, yo, k5, yo, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; k1, skpo, yo, k3, edge st.
Row 27: edge st, k4, * yo, cdd, yo, k7 *; repeat from * to *; yo, cdd, yo, k4, edge st.
Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.
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