Étude no. 6, version 1

This stitch pattern was a first draft in an attempt to make a vertically symmetric lace design from a pattern of YOs. See this blog post for more information.

The second draft is version 2; the final draft is version 3

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

  • Rows 1, 9, and 15 (RS): K3, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k3.
  • Rows 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, and 16: Purl.
  • Row 3: K2, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k2.
  • Row 5: K2, ssk, yo, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, yo, k2tog, k2.
  • Rows 6 and 12: P6, k1, p5.
  • Row 7: K3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k3.
  • Row 11: K2, k2tog, yo, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, yo, ssk, k2.
  • Row 13: K2, ssk, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k2.