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Category: Eyelet and lace
Download: PDF knitting pattern
Abbreviations: RS, WS: Right side, wrong side
ST, STS: Stitch, stitches
Rep: Repeat
K: Knit
P: Purl
Yo: Yarn over
SSK: Slip slip knit
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
Pattern
Cast on a multiple of 10 sts, plus 4.
Row 1 (RS): K4, *Yo, SSK, K1, (K2tog, Yo) 2 times, K3; rep from * to end.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 (WS): Purl
Row 3: K3, *(Yo, SSK) 2 times, K1, K2tog, Yo, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 5: K2, *(Yo, SSK) 3 times, K4; rep from * to last 2 sts, Yo, SSK.
Row 7: K1, *(Yo, SSK) 4 times, K2; rep from * to last 3 sts, Yo, SSK, K1.
Row 9: K2, *(Yo, SSK) 3 times, K4; rep from * to last 2 sts, Yo, SSK.
Row 11: K3, *(Yo, SSK) 2 times, K1, K2tog, Yo, K3; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 13: K4, *Yo, SSK, K1, (K2tog, Yo) 2 times, K3; rep from * to end.
Row 15: K2tog, Yo, *K4, (K2tog, Yo) 3 times; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 17: K1, K2tog, Yo, *K2, (K2tog, Yo) 4 times; rep from * to last st, K1.
Row 19: K2tog, Yo, *K4, (K2tog, Yo) 3 times; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Rep Rows 1 - 20.