Twisted Diamond Stitch Knitting Pattern

Work with a multiple of 17 stitches + 7 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 26 stitches (17 + 7 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side Rows.

On Wrong Side Rows, work all sts as they appear or as given in instructions.

The pattern repeat = 17 stitches wide.

Begin with 1 edge stitch, work patt rep throughout, end with 7 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge stitch.

k: Knit

p: Purl

purl gst (1 st in purl garter stitch): purl in right side and wrong side rows

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

2-st LT: knit through the back loop 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st RTp: knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, purl the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st LTp: purl 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

Row 1 (right side): edge st, * p2, k3, p3, 2-st LTp, k4, 2-st RTp, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p2, k3, p2, edge st.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong siede): work stitches as they appear, when working purl garter stitch purl the stitches.

Row 3: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p4, 2-st LTp, k2, 2-st RTp, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p5, 2-st LTp, 2-st RTp, p3 *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p6, 2-st RT, p3 *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p5, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, p3 *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, * p2, k3, p4, 2-st RT, k2, 2-st LT, p2 *; repeat from * to *; p2, k3, p2, edge st.

Row 13: edge st, * p2, k3, p3, 2-st RT, k4, 2-st LT, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p2, k3, p2, edge st.

Row 15: edge st, * p2, k3, p2, 2-st RT, k2, 2-st RT, k2, 2-st LT *; repeat from * to *; p2, k3, p2, edge st.

Row 17: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p2, k3, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, k3 *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 19: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p2, 2-st LTp, 2-st RT, k2, 2-st LT, 2-st RTp *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 21: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p3, 2-st RT, k4, 2-st LT, p1 *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 23: edge st, * p2, purl gst3, p2, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, k2, 2-st RT, 2-st LT *; repeat from * to *; p2, purl gst3, p2, edge st.

Row 25: edge st, * p2, k3, p2, k3, 2-st LT, 2-st RT, k3 *; repeat from * to *; p2, k3, p2, edge st.

Row 27: edge st, * p2, k3, p2, 2-st LTp, k2, 2-st LT, k2, 2-st RTp *; repeat from * to *; p2, k3, p2, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.