Butterfly Stitch Knitting Pattern
How to knit Butterfly Stitch:
Work with multiple of 10 sts + 5 + 2 edge sts.
Cast on 17 sts (10 + 5 + 2 edge sts) and work according to the chart.
The chart shows RS and WS rows.
The pat rep = 10 sts wide.
slip 5 sts wyib: slip 5 pwise, leave yarn at back of work
k1tog4strands: catch 4 front horizontal strands and knit together with the next st
Rows 1, 3, 5 and 7 (RS): knit all sts.
Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8 (WS): edge st, k5, * slip 5 sts wyib, k5, repeat from *, edge st.
Row 9 (RS): edge st, * k7, k1tog4strands, k2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k5, edge st.
Rows 10, 12, 14 and 16 (WS): edge st, slip 5 sts wyib, * k5, slip 5 sts wyib, repeat from *, edge st.
Rows 11, 13 and 15 (RS): knit all sts.
Row 17 (RS): edge st, * k2, k1tog4strands, k7, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, k1tog4strands, k2, edge st.
Work rows 1-17 once, then repeat rows 2-17 throughout.
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