Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern
Lace Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern
How to knit Lace Diamond Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 15 sts + 2 edge sts.
Cast on 32 sts (2 + 15 + 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 = 15 sts wide.
Begin with 1 edge st and 2 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
2-st RT: skip 1 st, knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle
Row 1: edge st, k1, p1, * k1, yo, skpo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, skpo, yo, k1, p1, c2b, p1 *; repeat from * to *; k1, yo, skpo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, skpo, yo, k1, p1, k1, edge st.
Row 3: edge st, k1, p1, * k1, (k1, yo, cdd, yo) twice, k2, p1, c2b, p1 *; repeat from * to *; k1, (k1, yo, cdd, yo) twice, k2, p1, k1, edge st.
Row 5: edge st, k1, p1, * k3, yo, k2tog, k1, skpo, yo, k3, p1, c2b, p1 *; repeat from * to *; k3, yo, k2tog, k1, skpo, yo, k3, p1, k1, edge st.
Row 7: edge st, k1, p1, * k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, c2b, p1 *; repeat from * to *; k1, skpo, yo, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, p1, k1, edge st.
Row 9: edge st, k1, p1, * skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, c2b, p1 *; repeat from * to *; skpo, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, p1, k1, edge st.
Row 11: edge st, k1, skpo, * yo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k2tog, k2, skpo *; repeat from * to *; yo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k2tog, k1, edge st.
Row 13: edge st, skpo, yo, * k5, p1, k5, yo, k2tog, skpo, yo *; repeat from * to *; k5, p1, k5, yo, k2tog, edge st.
Row 15: edge st, k1, p1, * yo, k2tog, k3, p1, k3, skpo, yo, p1, k2, p1 *; repeat from * to *; yo, k2tog, k3, p1, k3, skpo, yo, p1, k1, edge st.
Repeat Rows 1-16 throughout.
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