Lacy Arch Free Knitting Stitch

Lacy Arch Free Knitting Stitch by Knitting Bee.

I had a lot of fun with this stitch, it is quite easy to master once you have gone through the pattern a few times. This lace stitch with super-imposed arches would work very nicely for a scarf, tee or tank or anything else you put your mind to. It involves simple increases and decreases like yo, k2tog and ssk; yo’s creating the eyelets and k2tog a right leaning slant while ssk creates a left leaning slant.

The same stitch from a few different angles.

And how this lace stitch looks in the back of the work.

…and now to the actual stitch pattern below, have fun and as always if you use this stitch a link to this page would be appreciated!

Abbreviations:

k= knit
p= purl
yo = yarn over
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease
k3tog = knit 3 stitches together

Note: Please refer to “lace stitches” for a deeper explanation of the stitches mentioned above

Please repeat the pattern between the asterisk’s *

Cast on: Multiples of 19 + 6

Row 1: *p2, k2tog, yo, p2, yo, k3, ssk, p3, k2tog, k3, yo,* p2, ssk, yo, p2

Row 2: k2, p2, k2, *p5, k3, p5, k2, p2, k2*

Row 3: *p2, yo, ssk, p2, k1, yo, k2, ssk, p3, k2tog, k2, yo, k1,* p2, yo, ssk, p2

Row 4: as row 2

Row 5: *p2, k2tog, yo, p2, k2, yo, k1, ssk, p3, k2tog, k1, yo, k2, * p2, k2tog, yo, p2

Row 6: as row 2

Row 7: *p2, yo, ssk, p2, k3, yo, ssk, p3, k2tog, yo, k3, *p2, yo, ssk, p2

Row 8: as row 2

Row 9: *p2, k2tog, yo, p2, k4, yo, ssk, p1, k2tog, yo, k4,* p2, k2tog, yo, p2