Special Stitches in Knitting

Special Stitches

Ryo – reverse yarn over: bring the yarn to the front over the top of the right needle.

C2(3)B – Slip 2 stitches to the extra needle and hold in back of work, k3tog from the left-hand needle, k2 from the extra needle.

C3(2)F – Slip 3 stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of work, k2 from the left-hand needle, k3tog from the extra needle.

Pt – petal: knit the first stitch and do not slip it off the needle, ryo, knit one more time the same stitch and slip it off the needle.

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 9 + 2 + 2 selvage stitches.

Start and finish every row with 1 selvage stitch.

Row Instructions

1^st row (RS): p2 *k2, pt, k1, pt, k2, p2*; repeat from * to *;

2^nd row: k2, *p2, slip next 7 sts to the right-hand needle holding working yarn in front, (count ryo as one stitch), p2, k2*; repeat from * to *;

3^rd row (RS): p2, *C2(3)B, k1, C3(2)F, p2*; repeat from * to *;

4^th row: k2, *p3, slip next st to the right-hand needle holding working yarn in front, p3, k2*; repeat from * to *.

Repeat 1^st-4^th rows.