Diagonal Lace Knitting

Techniques Used

  • Basic Techniques
    • Knit (K) Purl (P) Yarn over (Yo)
  • Decrease Techniques
    • Single Decrease
      • K2tog

PatternInstructions

Multiple of 9 stitches plus 14

  • Row 1 (RS): K2, k2tog, yo, k5, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 5 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k1.
  • Row 2 and all WS rows: Purl.
  • Row 3: K1, k2tog, yo, k5, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 6 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k2.
  • Row 5: K7, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 7 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k3.
  • Row 7: K6, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 8 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k4.
  • Row 9: K5, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 9 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k5.
  • Row 11: K4, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 10 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k6.
  • Row 13: K3, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 11 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k7.
  • Row 15: K2, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 12 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k5, k2tog, yo, k1.
  • Row 17: K1, *(k2tog, yo) ×2, k5; rep from * to last 13 sts, (k2tog, yo) ×2, k5, k2tog, yo, k2.

Repeat rows 1–18

Chart

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3
2
1
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1
Choose row to start

Lace chart created by Knitting Unlimited

Legend

Right side: Knit
Wrong side: Purl
Right side: Purl
Wrong side: Knit
Right side: Yarn over
Right side: Knit 2 together