54 free Lace Stitches knitting patterns
Openwork and Lace Stitches. Free lace knitting stitches by Knitting Bee.
Creating knitting stitches with a lacy effect requires you to master just a few moves!
Yarn Over (stitch increase)
The first stitch is the Yarn Over (yo), which is simply a strand of yarn laid across the right needle which creates a new stitch.
To create this:
1 – Bring the yarn to the front between the needles. If the last stitch was a purl then the yarn is already in the front.
2 – Take the yarn over the top of the right needle
3 – Bring the working yarn to where it needs to be in order to work the next stitch.
Decreases
Knit 2 Together (k2tog):
The right needle goes through both the second and first stitch on the left needle and the new loop is pulled through both stitches (creating one stitch out of two). This puts the second stitch on top of the first making the stitch look like it is slanting to the right. therefore, it is a right leaning decrease.
Slip, knit, pass stitch over (skp) and slip, slip, knit (ssk):
These are left leaning decreases. Slip knitwise (essential to avoid a crossed stitch). Both decreases produce the same result.
skp
ssk
Continue below for all our free lace knitting stitches!
Skill Level: Easy Lace Here is a fun original knitting stitch from Knitting Bee! It is a very easy lace stitch with rows of garter stitch to break up the lace. Abbreviations k = knitp = purlyo = yarn overs2kp2 = centered double decrease: slip …
Knitting Bee’s Lace Stitches Dictionary. An all free resource for lace stitches with many original lace stitch design by Knitting Bee! Yarn Over This is an essential knit stitch for creating lace, I have made a video tutorial of it here: Free Lace Knitting Stitches …
Eyelet Rib Free Knitting Pattern designed by Knitting Bee. A pretty eyelet/lace rib set over 4 easy rows! Abbreviations: k = knit p = purl yo = yarn over s2kp2 = centered double decrease: slip two stitches together as if to knit, knit 1 stitch, …
Pretty Lace and Cable free knitting stitch designed by Knitting Bee! Easy and fun kitting stitch that has elasticity to it making it great for sweaters, wrist-warmers and beanies. Abbreviations: k = knit p = purl yo = yarn over s2kp2 = centered double decrease: …
Gnome Hat Free Knitting Stitch designed by Knitting Bee. A new stitch is up for Free Pattern Friday! I really enjoy playing around with lace and how you can pretty much come up with anything, the possibilities are infinite! I am loving how this stitch …
Free Lace Ripple Stitch Knitting Pattern. An easy to follow, popular ripple stitch to knit that is very delicate and pretty! Free Video Tutorial Step by Step Instructions Abbreviations: k= knitp= purlyo = yarn overk2tog = knit 2 stitches togetherssk = slip, slip, knit slipped …
Zig Zag Eyelet Free Knitting Stitch from Knitting Bee. A wonderful horizontal lace chevron knit stitch. A look at this free lace knitting stitch from the wrong side of the work. Abbreviations: k= knit p= purl yo = yarn over k2tog = knit 2 stitches …
Chevron Rib Lace Free Knitting Stitch. Easy lace stitch to create with just four rows, it is quite an easy lace stitch knitting pattern that looks more complex than it really is. The eyelet filled chevron is also a rib making it very elastic! Abbreviations: …
