Lacy Diamonds

used e.g. in the pattern Joy by DROPS Design (cdd instead of sssk)

A Treasury of Knitting Patterns: Openwork Diamonds, p 212?? (see image)
I used this pattern when working on this project.

Shown with a cast-on count of 25 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K2, k2tog, yo, *k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k1, yo, ssk, k2.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12: Purl.
  • Row 3: K1, k2tog, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2, yo, ssk, k1.
  • Row 5: K2tog, yo, k2, *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k3, yo, ssk.
  • Row 7: *K1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Row 9: *K2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Row 11: *K3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2, repeat from * to last st, k1.