Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Diamond Stitch:

Work with multiple of 16 sts + 2 + 2 edge sts.

Cast on 20 sts (1 + 16 + 1 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, purl all sts and yo’s.

The pat rep = 16 sts wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and stitch before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with stitch after patt rep and 1 edge st.

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 

sk2p: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches

slip wyif: slip 1 pwise, leave yarn at front of work

Row 0 (Set-up row): purl all sts.

Row 1: edge st, p1, * (slip wyif, p1) 3 times, k1, yo, sk2p, yo, k1, p1, (slip wyif, p1) twice, repeat from * to last 2 sts, slip wyif, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, slip wyif, * p1, (slip wyif, p1) twice, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, skpo, (p1, slip wyif) twice, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, p1, * (slip wyif, p1) twice, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, slip wyif, p1, k1, yo, skpo, p1, slip wyif, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, slip wyif, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, slip wyif, * p1, slip wyif, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, (slip wyif, p1) twice, k1, yo, skpo, p1, slip wyif, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, p1, * slip wyif, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, (slip wyif, p1) 3 times, k1, yo, skpo, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, slip wyif, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, k1, * p1, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, (slip wyif, p1) 4 times, k1, yo, skpo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, yo, * sk2p, yo, k1, p1, (slip wyif, p1) 5 times, k1, yo, repeat from * to last 3 sts, skpo, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, k1, * p1, k1, yo, skpo, p1, (slip wyif, p1) 4 times, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st.

Row 17: edge st, p1, * slip wyif, p1, k1, yo, skpo, p1, (slip wyif, p1) 3 times, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, slip wyif, edge st.

Row 19: edge st, slip wyif, * p1, slip wyif, p1, k1, yo, skpo, p1, (slip wyif, p1) twice, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, slip wyif, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st.

Row 21: edge st, p1, * (slip wyif, p1) twice, k1, yo, skpo, p1, slip wyif, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, slip wyif, p1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, slip wyif, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, slip wyif, * p1, (slip wyif, p1) twice, k1, yo, skpo, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, (p1, slip wyif) twice, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st.

Work rows 0-24 once, then rep rows 1-24 throughout.