Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:

Work with 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 RS rows.

On WS rows, work sts as they appear; work yo’s P.

The pat rep = 14 sts wide.

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

C2BP: slip 1 st to cn, hold to back, K1, P st from cn

C2FP: slip 1 st to cn, hold to front, P1, K st from cn

C3Fp: slip 1 st to 1st cable needle and hold in front; slip 1 st to 2nd cn and hold in back; K1; then P1 from 2nd cn and K1 from 1st cn

C3Bp: slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back; K1 from left needle; transpose the order of the first and second stitch on the cable needle and P1 and K1 from cable needle

Row 1: edge st, k2tog, k2, yo, p1, C2BP, * p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, p1, C2BP, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k2, skpo, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, k2tog, k1, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, * k1, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k1, skpo, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, k2tog, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, * cdd, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, cdd, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, skpo, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, k1, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k1, * cdd, k1, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, k1, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, k1, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, k1, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, k2, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, p1, k1, p1, yo, k3, * cdd, k3, yo, p1, C3Fp, p1, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, k3, yo, p1, k1, p1, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, k2, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, k1, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k1, * cdd, k1, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, k1, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, k1, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, k1, edge st.

Row 17: edge st, k2tog, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, * cdd, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, cdd, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, yo, repeat from * to last 10 sts, cdd, yo, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, skpo, edge st.

Row 19: edge st, k2tog, k1, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, * k1, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k1, cdd, k1, yo, p1, C2FP, p1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k1, skpo, edge st.

Row 21: edge st, k2tog, k2, yo, p1, C2FP, * p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, p1, C2FP, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p1, C2BP, p1, yo, k2, skpo, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, k2tog, k3, yo, p1, * C3Bp, p1, yo, k3, cdd, k3, yo, p1, repeat from * to last 10 sts, C3Bp, p1, yo, k3, skpo, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-24 throughout.

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