Heart Lace Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 20 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 23 stitches (20 + 1 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.

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 = 20 stitches wide.

k: Knit

p: Purl

yo: yarn over

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together as one

skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch 

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together as one

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

K3tog: knit 3 stitches together 

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

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 (right side): edge stitch, * p1, k5, k2tog, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, skpo, k5 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 (wrong side): edge stitch, k1, * p9, k1, p9, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Row 3: edge stitch, * p1, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, p1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, skpo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 5: edge stitch, * p1, k3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, skpo, yo, k2, yo, skpo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 7: edge stitch, * p1, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, p1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, skpo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 9: edge stitch, * p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, p1, skpo, yo, k4, yo, skpo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 11: edge stitch, * p1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, p1, skpo, yo, k5, yo, skpo *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 13: edge stitch, * p1, yo, skpo, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, p1, yo, skpo, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, k2tog, yo *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 15: edge stitch, * p1, k1, yo, skpo, yo, cdd, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, skpo, yo, cdd, yo, k2tog, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 17: edge stitch, * p1, k2, yo, skpo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, skpo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 19: edge stitch, * p1, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3, p1, k3, yo, cdd, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 21 (right side): edge stitch, * p1, yo, k1, skpo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, p1, yo, k1, skpo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 22 (wrong side): edge stitch, k1, * p1, yo, p1, p2tog, p1, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p1, k1, p1, yo, p1, p2tog, p1, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p1, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Row 23: edge stitch, * p1, k2, yo, k1, k3tog, k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 24: edge stitch, k1, * p3, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p3, k1, p3, yo, p1, p2tog, p3, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Row 25: edge stitch, * p1, k2, k2tog, k1, yo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k1, skpo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 26: edge stitch, k1, * p1, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p5, k1, p5, yo, p1, p2tog, p1, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Row 27: edge stitch, * p1, yo, k1, skpo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo, p1, yo, k1, skpo, k3, k2tog, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 28: edge stitch, k1, * p1, yo, p1, p2tog, p1, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p1, k1, p1, yo, p1, p2tog, p1, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p1, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Row 29: edge stitch, * p1, k2, yo, k1, sk2p, k1, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k1, k3tog, k1, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 30: edge stitch, k1, * p3, yo, p1, p2tog, p3, k1, p3, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p3, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Row 31: edge stitch, * p1, k4, yo, k1, skpo, k2, p1, k2, k2tog, k1, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; end with p1, edge stitch.

Row 32: edge stitch, k1, * p5, yo, p1, p2tog, p1, k1, p1, p2tog tbl, p1, yo, p5, k1 *; repeat from * to *; end with the edge stitch.

Work Rows 1-32 once, then repeat Rows 21-32 throughout.