Oval Lace Pattern Free Knitting Stitch by Knitting Bee.
Beautiful free lace knitting stitch featuring oval shapes stacked on top of each other in a honeycomb style. This lace is made using simple lace increases and decreases including k2tog and k3tog (right slanted increases), ssk (left slanting decreases) and yo increases (eyelet/hole producing increases).
This is a good stitch to use for summer tees and tanks, looks great when made out of cotton (I used an 8 ply cotton in blue). Use it to your own pleasure, what you can make is unlimited!
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A look at the back of the work.
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.
Finally, below is the pattern, enjoy!
Cast on multiples of 16 + 9
Row 1: k1 * k2, p1, k1, p1, k5, p1, k1, p1, k3, rep from * to last 8 sts then k2, p1, k1, p1, k3
Row 2: p3, k1, p1, k1, p2, * p3, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p2, rep from * to last st then p1
Rows 3 & 5: as row 1
Rows 4 & 6: as row 2
Row 7: k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2, rep from * to last 8 sts then; k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2
Row 8: Purl all
Row 9: k1, * k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, rep from * to last 8 sts then; k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1
Row 10: Purl all
Row 11: k2tog, * yo, k5, yo, k3tog, yo, k5, yo, k3tog, rep from * to last 7 sts then; yo, k5, yo, ssk
Row 12: Purl
Row 13: k1, * p1, k5, p1, k1, p1, k5, p1, k1, rep from * to last 8 sts then; p1, k5, p1, k1
Row 14: p1, k1, p5, k1, * p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, rep from * to last sts then; p1
Rows 15 & 17: as row 13
Rows 16 & 18: as row 14
Row 19: k1, * yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from * to last 8 sts then; yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1
Row 20: Purl all
Row 21: k1, * k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, rep from * to last 8 sts then; k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2
Row 22: Purl all
Row 23: k1, * k2, yo, k3tog, yo, k5, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, rep from * to last 8 sts then; k2, yo, k3tog, yo, k3
Row 24: Purl all
24 row make up pattern
