Advanced Knitting Techniques: Yarn Overs and Stitch Patterns

Quantity of Stitches

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 16.

Row Instructions

First and Ninth Rows

1^st and 9^th rows: * knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 2 knit stitches, knit2tog to the right, 3 knit stitches, 1 purl *; repeat from * to *;

Even Rows

2^nd and all the even rows: due to the pattern, yarn overs as purls;

Third and Eleventh Rows

3^rd and 11^th rows: * knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, 2 knit stitches, knit2tog to the right, 2 knit stitches, 1 purl *; repeat from * to *;

Fifth and Thirteenth Rows

5^th and 13^th rows: * knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, 2 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 2 knit stitches, knit2tog to the right, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl *; repeat from * to *;

Seventh and Fifteenth Rows

7^th and 15^th rows: * knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the right, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, 3 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 2 knit stitches, knit2tog to the right, 1 purl *; repeat from * to *;

Nineteenth and Twenty-Seventh Rows

19^th and 27^th rows: * 2 knit stitches, knit2tog to the left, 2 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, 1 purl, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 purl *; repeat from * to *;

Twenty-First and Twenty-Ninth Rows

21^st and 29^th rows: * 1 knit stitch, knit2tog to the left, 2 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 2 knit stitches, 1 purl, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 purl *; repeat from * to *;

Twenty-Third and Thirty-First Rows

23^rd and 31^st rows: * knit2tog to the left, 2 knit stitches, 1 yarn over, 3 knit stitches, 1 purl, 1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over, knit2tog to the left, 1 yarn over *; repeat from * to *.

Repeat Instructions

Repeat the 1^st to 32^nd rows as necessary.