Detailed Knitting Instructions for Decorative Stitch Patterns


Knitting Row Instructions
RND 1: 1st and 5th rows: * 1 purl, knit2tog with right decline, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, cross 4 sts to the left (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 2 knit sts, 2 knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 1 purl, knit2tog with right decline, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 4 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;
RND 2: 2nd and all even rows: due to the ornament, yarn overs as purls;
RND 3: 3rd row: * 1 purl, 1 yarn over, knit2tog with left decline, 1 purl, cross 4 sts to the left (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 2 knit sts, 2 knit sts from the auxiliary needle), 1 purl, 1 yarn over, knit2tog with left decline, 1 purl, 4 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;
RND 4: 7th and 11th rows: * 1 purl, 1 yarn over, knit2tog with left decline, 1 purl, 4 knit sts, 1 purl, 1 yarn over, knit2tog with left decline, 1 purl, cross 4 sts to the right (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle behind work, 2 knit sts, 2 knit sts from the auxiliary needle)*; repeat from * to *;
RND 5: 9th row: * 1 purl, knit2tog with right decline, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, 4 knit sts, 1 purl, knit2tog with right decline, 1 yarn over, 1 purl, cross 4 sts to the right (leave 2 sts on the auxiliary needle behind work, 2 knit sts, 2 knit sts from the auxiliary needle)*; repeat from * to *.
RND 6: Repeat 1st-12th rows.