Faux Braid

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
Sk2p: Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over
Pattern
Cast on a multiple of 10, +2.
Row 1 -RS: K1, *Yo, K2, Sk2p, K2, Yo, K3, rep from * to last st, K1.
WS: Purl.
Row 3: K2, *Yo, K2, Ssk, K6, rep from *.
Row 5: K3, *Yo, K2, Ssk, K6, rep from * to last 9 sts, Yo, K2, Ssk, K5.
Row 7: K4, *Yo, K2, Sk2p, K2, Yo, K3, rep from * to last 8 sts, Yo, K2, Sk2p, K2, Yo, K1.
Row 9: K6, *K2tog, K2, Yo, K6, rep from * to last 6 sts, Ssk, K2, Yo, K2.
Row 11: K5, *K2tog, K2, Yo, K6, rep from * to last 7 sts, Ssk, K2, Yo, K3.
Repeat rows 1-12.