Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 16 sts + 3 + 2 edge sts.

Cast on 21 sts (1 + 16 + 2 + 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 = 16 sts wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 1 stitch before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 3 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, * k1, (yo, skpo) twice, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpo, k1, (k2tog, yo) twice *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

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

Row 5: edge st, k1, * k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, skpo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, k1, * k3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, cdd, yo, k2, yo, skpo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, k1, * k2, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, skpo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

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

Row 13: edge st, * yo, cdd, yo, k13 *; repeat from * to *; yo, cdd, yo, edge st.

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

Row 17: edge st, k1, * k2, yo, skpo, k9, k2tog, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

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

Row 21: edge st, k1, * (k1, yo, skpo) twice, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, k1, * k2, yo, skpo, k1, yo, skpo, yo, cdd, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, edge st.

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

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

Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.

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