Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 24 sts + 1 + 2 edge sts.

Cast on 51 sts (12 + 24 + 13 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

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

The patt rep = 24 sts wide.

Begin with 1 edge st and 12 sts before patt rep, work patt rep throughout, end with 13 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, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2, * cdd, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, skpo, k1, p1, (k1, yo) twice, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, skpo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 3: edge st, k2, yo, k1, p1, k7, * cdd, k7, p1, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, p1, k7 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k7, p1, k1, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, k3, yo, k1, p1, k6, * cdd, k6, p1, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, p1, k6 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k6, p1, k1, yo, k3, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k5, * cdd, k5, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k5 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k5, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k4, * cdd, k4, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k4 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k4, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k3, * cdd, k3, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k3 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k3, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, k4, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k2, * cdd, k2, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k2 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k2, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k4, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, k2, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, * cdd, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, edge st.

Row 17: edge st, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, * cdd, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1 *; repeat from * to *; cdd, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, edge st.

Row 19: edge st, skpo, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k3, * k4, skpo, yo, k5, yo, cdd, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, skpo, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, edge st.

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

Row 23: edge st, k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, skpo, k1, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, skpo, k1, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, skpo, yo, k2, edge st.

Row 25: edge st, skpo, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, skpo, k1, p1, k1, yo, * k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2, cdd, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, skpo, k1, p1, k1, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2, k2tog, edge st.

Row 27: edge st, skpo, k7, p1, k1, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k1, p1, k7, cdd, k7, p1, k1, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k1, p1, k7, k2tog, edge st.

Row 29: edge st, skpo, k6, p1, k1, yo, k2, * k3, yo, k1, p1, k6, cdd, k6, p1, k1, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k1, p1, k6, k2tog, edge st.

Row 31: edge st, skpo, k5, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k5, cdd, k5, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k5, k2tog, edge st.

Row 33: edge st, skpo, k4, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k4, cdd, k4, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1  *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k4, k2tog, edge st.

Row 35: edge st, skpo, k3, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2, *k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k3, cdd, k3, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k3, k2tog, edge st.

Row 37: edge st, skpo, k2, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, * k4, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k2, cdd, k2, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k4, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k2, k2tog, edge st.

Row 39: edge st, skpo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, * k2, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, cdd, k1, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k1, k2tog, edge st.

Row 41: edge st, skpo, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, * k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, cdd, p1, k1, yo, k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; k1, skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, p1, k2tog, edge st.

Row 43: edge st, k4, skpo, yo, k5, yo, * cdd, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k7, skpo, yo, k5, yo *; repeat from * to *; cdd, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k4, edge st.

Row 45: edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, skpo, yo, k5, skpo, yo, * k1, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, skpo, yo, k5, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.

Row 47: edge st, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, skpo, yo, k1, * k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, skpo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, skpo, yo, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, skpo, k1, skpo, yo, k1, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-48 throughout.