Lace Stitch – Stockinette and Garter Diamonds.
A beautiful lace knitting stitch featuring diamond shapes. The best feature of this free knitting stitch is that the diamond is divided into two with the bottom half in stockinette stitch and the top half in garter stitch.
Here is a shot of this stitch as seen from the wrong side:
Abbreviations:
k = knit
p = purl
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together.
K3tog = knit 3 stitches together.
yo = yarn over
skp = slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over.
Cast on multiples of 10 plus 11
Row 1: k1, yo, skp, p2, * p3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skp, p2, * p3, k2tog, yo, k1
Row 2: p3, k3, *k2, p5, k3, * k2, p3
Row 3: k2, yo, skp, p1, * p2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skp, p1, * p2, k2tog, yo, k2
Row 4: p4, k2, * k1, p7, k2, * k1, p4
Row 5: k3, yo, skp, * p1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, skp, * p1, k2tog, yo, k3
Row 6: p5, k1, * p9, k1, * p5
Row 7: k4, yo, * k3tog, yo, k7, yo, * k3tog, yo, k4
Row 8: purl
Row 9: p3, k2tog, yo, * k1, yo, skp, p5, k2tog, yo, * k1, yo, skp, p3
Row 10: k3, p3, * p2, k5, p3, * p2, k3
Row 11: p2, k2tog, yo, k1, * k2, yo, skp, p3, k2tog, yo, k1, * k2, yo, skp, p2
Row 12: k2, p4, * p3, k3, p4, * p3, k2
Row 13: p1, k2tog, yo, k2, * k3, yo, skp, p1, k2tog, yo, k2, * k3, yo, skp, p1
Row 14: k1, p5, * p4, k1, p5, * p4, k1
Row 15: k2tog, yo, k3, * k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, * k4, yo, skp
Row 16: purl
