Serendipity
I encoded the letters of the word Serendipity as numbers, then used those numbers to generate a chart with yarn overs. Then I figured out where to place the corresponding decreases to make this lace pattern. Here is my blog post that goes with the stitch pattern.
Shown with a cast-on count of 36 stitches.
- Row 1 (RS): Ssk, yo, k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, *k2, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k2, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k2, yo, k2tog.
- Rows 2 and 10: P4, *p1, k1, p1, p9, repeat from * to last 8 sts, p1, k1, p1, p5.
- Row 3: K2, k3tog, [yo] twice, k1, *k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, k3tog, [yo] twice, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, [yo] twice, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2.
- Row 4: P3, k1, p1, p1, *p1, k1, p1, p6, k1, p1, p1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p1, k1, p1, p3.
- Row 5: K3tog, k1, [yo] twice, k2, *k2, [yo] twice, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3tog, k1, [yo] twice, k2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, [yo] twice, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso.
- Row 6: P2, k1, p1, p2, *p2, k1, p1, p4, k1, p1, p2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p2, k1, p1, p2.
- Row 7: Yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, *ssk, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, repeat from * to last 6 sts, ssk, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo.
- Rows 8 and 16: P6, *p5, k1, p1, p5, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p6.
- Row 9: K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, *k1, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
- Row 11: K2, k3tog, k1, [yo] 4 times, *k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, k3tog, k1, [yo] 4 times, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2.
- Row 12: P4, *[k1, p1] twice, p8, repeat from * to last 8 sts, [k1, p1] twice, p4.
- Row 13: Ssk, k1, yo, k3, *k3, yo, k1, k2tog, ssk, k1, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k3, yo, k1, k2tog.
- Rows 14, 20, and 22: Purl.
- Row 15: Yo, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k1, *k1, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, yo.
- Row 17: K3, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, *sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k6, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, repeat from * to last 6 sts, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k3.
- Row 18: P5, *k1, p1, p10, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k1, p1, p5.
- Row 19: K1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k1, *k1, yo, k1, k3tog, yo, k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k1, k3tog, yo, k1.
- Row 21: K2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, *k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2.
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