Vertical Drop-Stitch

From A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns* by Barbara Walker. See also this Ravelry post.


*Affiliate link. Buy the book and I get a couple pennies.

Shown with a cast-on count of 20 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 0 (RS): K1, *p2, k1, yo, k1, p2, k2, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1 (multiple of 9 sts, plus 4).
  • Rows 1, 3, and 5: P1, *k2, p2, k2, p3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1.
  • Rows 2 and 4: K1, *p2, k3, p2, k2, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
  • Row 6: K1, *p2, k1, drop st, k1, p2, k1, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
  • Rows 7, 9, and 11: P1, *k2, p3, k2, p2, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1.
  • Rows 8 and 10: K1, *p2, k2, p2, k3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
  • Row 12: K1, *p2, k1, yo, k1, p2, k1, drop st, k1, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1.
  • Repeat rows 1-12.