Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 12 sts + 1 + 2 edge sts.

Cast on 27 sts (6 + 12 + 7 + 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 = 12 sts wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 6 sts before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 7 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, skpo, k4, yo, * k1, yo, k4, cdd, k4, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k4, k2tog, edge st.

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

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

Row 7: edge st, skpo, k1, yo, k3, * k4, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k1, k2tog, edge st.

Rows 9 and 11: edge st, skpo, yo, k4, * k5, yo, cdd, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; k5, yo, k2tog, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, * k4, yo, cdd, yo, k2tog, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, skpo, k1, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, k2tog, yo, k4, * k5, yo, cdd, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; k5, yo, skpo, edge st.

Row 17: edge st, k1, skpo, yo, k3, * k4, yo, cdd, yo, skpo, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k2tog, k1, edge st.

Row 19: edge st, k1, yo, k4, * cdd, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k4, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 21: edge st, k2, yo, k3, * cdd, k3, yo, k3, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k3, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, k3, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, k5, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, yo, k3, edge st.

Row 25: edge st, k4, yo, k1, * cdd, k1, yo, k7, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k1, yo, k4, edge st.

Rows 27 and 29: edge st, k5, yo, * cdd, yo, k9, yo *; repeat from * to *; cdd, yo, k5, edge st.

Row 31: edge st, k4, yo, cdd, * yo, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, cdd *; repeat from * to *; yo, k2tog, yo, k4, edge st.

Row 33: edge st, k5, yo, * cdd, yo, k9, yo *; repeat from * to *; cdd, yo, k5, edge st.

Row 35: edge st, k4, yo, cdd, * yo, skpo, yo, k7, yo, cdd *; repeat from * to *; yo, skpo, yo, k4, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-36 throughout.

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