Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern
Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern
How to knit Diamond Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 16 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 35 stitches (8 + 16 + 9 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only Right Side Rows.
On Wrong Side Rows, purl all stitches and yarn overs.
The patt rep = 16 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge st and 8 sts before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 9 sts after patt rep and 1 edge st.
k: knit
p: purl
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
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
Row 1: edge st, p1, yo, k3, skpo, k2 * k3, k2tog, k3, yo, p1, yo, k3, skpo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, k2tog, k3, yo, p1, edge st.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows: purl all stitches and yarn overs.
Row 3: edge st, p2, yo, k3, skpo, k1 * k2, k2tog, k3, yo, p3, yo, k3, skpo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, k2tog, k3, yo, p2, edge st.
Row 5: edge st, p3, yo, k3, skpo, * k1, k2tog, k3, yo, p5, yo, k3, skpo *; repeat from * to *; k1, k2tog, k3, yo, p3, edge st.
Rows 7 and 9: edge st, p4, yo, k3, * cdd, k3, yo, p7, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k3, yo, p4, edge st.
Row 11: edge st, k4, yo, k3, * cdd, k3, yo, k7, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k3, yo, k4, edge st.
Row 13: edge st, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, * p1, yo, k3, skpo, k5, k2tog, k3, yo *; repeat from * to *; p1, yo, k3, skpo, k3, edge st.
Row 15: edge st, k2, k2tog, k3, yo, p1, * p2, yo, k3, skpo, k3, k2tog, k3, yo, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p2, yo, k3, skpo, k2, edge st.
Row 17: edge st, k1, k2tog, k3, yo, p2, * p3, yo, k3, skpo, k1, k2tog, k3, yo, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p3, yo, k3, skpo, k1, edge st.
Rows 19 and 21: edge st, skpo, k3, yo, p3, * p4, yo, k3, cdd, k3, yo, p3 *; repeat from * to *; p4, yo, k3, k2tog, edge st.
Row 23: edge st, skpo, k3, yo, k3, * k4, yo, k3, cdd, k3, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k3, k2tog, edge st.
Repeat Rows 1-24 throughout.
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