Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 10 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 33 stitches (10 + 10 + 11 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, purl all the stitches and the yarn overs.

The patt rep = 10 stitches wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 10 stitches before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 11 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge st.

 

k: Knit

p: Purl

yo: yarn over

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together

p2tog tbl: purl two stitches together as one stitch through the back loop

 

 

Rows 1, 3 and 5: edge st, k4, p3, k3, * k4, p3, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, p3, k4, edge st.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows: Purl.

Row 7: edge st, k4, p1, yo, p2tog tbl, k3, * k4, p1, yo, p2tog tbl, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, p1, yo, p2tog tbl, k4, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, k3, p2tog, yo, k1, yo, p2tog tbl, k2, * k3, p2tog, yo, k1, yo, p2tog tbl, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, p2tog, yo, k1, yo, p2tog tbl, k3, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, k2, p2tog, yo, k3, yo, p2tog tbl, k1, * k2, p2tog, yo, k3, yo, p2tog tbl, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p2tog, yo, k3, yo, p2tog tbl, k2, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, k1, p2tog, yo, k5, yo, p2tog tbl, * k1, p2tog, yo, k5, yo, p2tog tbl *; repeat from * to *; k1, p2tog, yo, k5, yo, p2tog tbl, k1, edge st.

Rows 15, 17 and 19: edge st, p2, k7, p1, * p2, k7, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p2, k7, p2, edge st.

Row 21: edge st, yo, p2tog tbl, k7, p1, * yo, p2tog tbl, k7, p1 *; repeat from * to *; yo, p2tog tbl, k7, p2, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, k1, yo, p2tog tbl, k5, p2tog, yo, * k1, yo, p2tog tbl, k5, p2tog, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, p2tog tbl, k5, p2tog, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 25: edge st, k2, yo, p2tog tbl, k3, p2tog, yo, k1, * k2, yo, p2tog tbl, k3, p2tog, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, p2tog tbl, k3, p2tog, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 27: edge st, k3, yo, p2tog tbl, k1, p2tog, yo, k2, * k3, yo, p2tog tbl, k1, p2tog, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, p2tog tbl, k1, p2tog, yo, k3, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.