Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 10 stitches + 1 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 23 stitches (5 + 10 + 6 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, purl all the stitches and the yarn overs.

The patt rep = 10 stitches wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 5 stitches before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 6 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge st.

k: knit

p: purl

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, yo, p3, * p4, yo, cdd, yo, p3 *; repeat from * to *; p4, yo, k2tog, edge st.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows: Purl. 

Row 3: edge st, skpo, k1, yo, p2, * p3, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p3, yo, k1, k2tog, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, skpo, k2, yo, p1, * p2, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p2, yo, k2, k2tog, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, p4, yo, * cdd, yo, p7, yo *; repeat from * to *; cdd, yo, p4, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, p3, yo, k1, * cdd, k1, yo, p5, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k1, yo, p3, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, p2, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, p3, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, yo, p2, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-12 throughout.

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