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!
Gorgeous lacy leaves knit stitch pattern. Abbreviations: k = knit p = purl k2tog = knit 2 stitches together k3tog = knit 3 stitches together ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease. Cast on multiples of 14 plus 1 Row 1: …
Free oblique openwork rib stitch knitting pattern. Abbreviations: k= knit p= purl yo = yarn over ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease. Multiples of 8 plus 1 Row 1: p1, *p1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, p2; rep from * Rows 2, …
Lacy Plait Knitting Stitch, free knitting stitch by Knitting Bee! Very pretty lacy, cabled plait ribbed knitting stitch. A great way to combine cables and lace, two of my favorite things! Below you will find the free knitting stitch written instructions. Abbreviations: k = knit …
A fancy cabled lace stitch, very pretty for sweaters. Abbreviations: k = knit p = purl yo = yarn over k2tog = knit 2 stitches together. ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease. c4f = (cable 4 front)- slip 2 stitches to …
Free Braided Lace Stitch Pattern. Abbreviations: k = knit p = purl sl = slip p2sso = pass the 2 slipped stitches over k2tog = knit 2 stitches together k3tog = knit 3 stitches together ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease …
Simple and easy chevron lace knitting stitch. Abbreviations: k= knit p= purl yo = yarn over k2tog = knit 2 stitches together ssk = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease Cast on Multiples of 13 Row 1: k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, …
Free Horseshoe Lace knitting stitch pattern. A gorgeous lace that originates from the Shetland Islands in the nineteenth century, when gossamer lace was in fashion. Abbreviations: k= knitp= purlyo = yarn oversl = slip a stitch without working it from the left needle to the …
A rib stitch pattern with diagonal strands of openwork. Abbreviations: k= knit p= purl yo = yarn over sl = slip a stitch without working it from the left needle to the right one psso = pass the slipped stitch over p2 tog tbl = …
