Ladybird Stitch

From Marianne Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting.*


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Shown with a cast-on count of 12 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): *Sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, repeat from * (multiple of 2 sts).
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: Purl.
  • Row 3: *Yo, k1 tbl, yo, k3, repeat from * (multiple of 6 sts).
  • Row 5: *Yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * (multiple of 2 sts).
  • Row 7: *K3, yo, k1 tbl, yo, repeat from * (multiple of 6 sts).