Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 14 sts + 1 + 2 edge sts.

Cast on 31 sts (7 + 14 + 8 + 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 patt rep = 14 sts wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 7 sts before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 8 sts 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 

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, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k2, * k3, skpo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, skpo, k2, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, k2, yo, k2, k2tog, k1, * k2, skpo, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, k2tog, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, skpo, k2, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, k3, yo, k2, k2tog, * k1, skpo, k2, yo, k5, yo, k2, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; k1, skpo, k2, yo, k3, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, yo, k2, skpo, yo, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, k2, yo, k2tog, skpo, k1, yo, * k1, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, skpo, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, skpo, yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, yo, k2tog, skpo, k1, yo, k2, * k3, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, yo, edge st.

Row 17: edge st, k3, skpo, k2, yo, * k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k5, skpo, k2, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2, k2tog, k3, edge st.

Row 19: edge st, k2, skpo, k2, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k2, k2tog, k3, skpo, k2, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k2, k2tog, k2, edge st.

Row 21: edge st, k1, skpo, k2, yo, k2, * k3, yo, k2, k2tog, k1, skpo, k2, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k2, k2tog, k1, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, skpo, k2, yo, k3, * yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2, k2tog, edge st.

Row 25: edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 27: edge st, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k2tog, skpo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k2tog, skpo, k1, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 29: edge st, k2, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, yo, * cdd, yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, k2tog, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; cdd, yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 31: edge st, k3, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo, * yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, k2tog, skpo *; repeat from * to *; yo, k1, skpo, k1, yo, k3, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-32 throughout.