Fancy Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 12 stitches + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 26 stitches (6 + 12 + 6 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to сhart.

The chart shows Right Side rows and Wrong Side rows.

The numbers at right edge of chart indicate Right Side rows, and at left edge Wrong Side rows.

Read Right Side rows from right to left, Wrong Side rows from left to right.

The pattern repeat = 12 stitches wide.

k: Knit

p: Purl

2-st RT (k1+k1): skip 1 stitch, knit 2nd stitch before first stitch, without dropping from left-hand needle, knit the first stitch, drop both stitches from left-hand needle

2-st LT (k1+k1): knit through the back loop 2nd stitch behind first stitch, without dropping from left-hand needle, knit the first stitch, drop both stitches from left-hand needle

2-st RT (k1+p1): knit 2nd stitch before first stitch, without dropping from left-hand needle, purl the first stitch, drop both stitches from left-hand needle

2-st LT (p1+k1): purl 2nd stitch behind first stitch, without dropping from left-hand needle, knit the first stitch, drop both stitches from left-hand needle

2-st RT (p1+p1): skip 1 stitch, purl 2nd stitch before first stitch, without dropping from left-hand needle, purl first stitch, drop both stitches from left-hand needle together

2-st LT (p1+p1): purl 2nd stitch from behind without dropping from left-hand needle, purl first stitch, drop both stitches from left-hand needle together

M1P: P1tbl from strand between stitches

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together

Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, 2-st RT (k1+k1), k4, * k4, 2-st LT (k1+k1), 2-st RT (k1+k1), k4 *; repeat from * to *; k4, 2-st LT (k1+k1), edge stitch.

Row 2 (wrong side): edge stitch, p1, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3, * p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1), p2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3 *; repeat from * to *; p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1), p1, edge stitch.

Row 3: edge stitch, k1, p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2, * k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1, k2, p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2 *; repeat from * to *; k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1, k1, edge stitch.

Row 4: edge stitch, p1, k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1, * p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2, p2, k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 5: edge stitch, k1, p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1), * 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3, k2, p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1) *; repeat from * to *; 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3, k1, edge stitch.

Row 6: edge stitch, p1, k4, * p2tog, k4, p2, k4 *; repeat from * to *; p2tog, k4, p1, edge stitch.

Row 7: edge stitch, 2-st LT (k1+k1), p3, k1, * p3, 2-st RT (k1+k1), 2-st LT (k1+k1), p3, k1 *; repeat from * to *; p3, 2-st RT (k1+k1), edge stitch.

Row 8: edge stitch, p1, 2-st RT (p1+p1), k2, * p1, k2, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p2, 2-st RT (p1+p1), k2 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k2, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p1, edge stitch.

Row 9: edge stitch, k2, 2-st LT (k1+k1), p1, k1, * p1, 2-st RT (k1+k1), k4, 2-st LT (k1+k1), p1, k1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, 2-st RT (k1+k1), k2, edge stitch.

Row 10: edge stitch, p3, 2-st RT (p1+p1), M1p, * p1, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p6, 2-st RT (p1+p1), M1p *; repeat from * to *; p1, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p3, edge stitch.

Row 11: edge stitch, k4, 2-st LT (k1+k1), * 2-st RT (k1+k1), k8, 2-st LT (k1+k1) *; repeat from * to *; 2-st RT (k1+k1), k4, edge stitch.

Row 12: edge stitch, p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1), p1, * p1, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p6, 2-st LT (p1+k1), p1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3, edge stitch.

Row 13: edge stitch, k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1, k1, * k1, p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k4, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k1, p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2, edge stitch.

Row 14: edge stitch, p1, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2, p1, * p1, k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p2, 2-st LT (p1+k1), k2, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k2, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p1, edge stitch.

Row 15: edge stitch, 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3, k1, * k1, p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1), 2-st RT (k1+p1), p3, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k1, p3, 2-st LT (p1+k1), edge stitch.

Row 16: edge stitch, p1, k4, p1, * p1, k4, p2tog, k4, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, k4, p1, edge stitch.

Row 17: edge stitch, k1, p3, 2-st RT (k1+k1), * 2-st LT (k1+k1), p3, k1, p3, 2-st RT (k1+k1) *; repeat from * to *; 2-st LT (k1+k1), p3, k1, edge stitch.

Row 18: edge stitch, p1, k2, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p1, * p1, 2-st RT (p1+p1), k2, p1, k2, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p1 *; repeat from * to *; p1, 2-st RT (p1+p1), k2, p1, edge stitch.

Row 19: edge stitch, k1, p1, 2-st RT (k1+k1), k2, * k2, 2-st LT (k1+k1), p1, k1, p1, 2-st RT (k1+k1), k2 *; repeat from * to *; k2, 2-st LT (k1+k1), p1, k1, edge stitch.

Row 20: edge stitch, p1, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p3, * p3, 2-st RT (p1+p1), M1p, p1, 2-st LT (p1+p1), p3 *; repeat from * to *; p3, 2-st RT (p1+p1), p1, edge stitch.

Repeat Rows 1-20 throughout.