Moon

This stitch pattern is an encoding of the letters of moon into lace. See my blog for more information.

moon variation is a related stitch pattern

See also Moonrise for a coordinating stitch pattern.

Shown with a cast-on count of 36 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, *k1, yo, k2, ssk, k2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k1.
  • Rows 2, 6, 10, and 14: Purl.
  • Row 3: Yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo.
  • Row 4: P6, *p5, k1, p6, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p6.
  • Row 5: [K1, yo, ssk] twice, *k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last 6 sts, [k2tog, yo, k1] twice.
  • Row 7: K1, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, k2tog, yo, *yo, ssk, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k2, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, ssk, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k1.
  • Row 8: P1, k1, p3, k1, *[p3, k1] 3 times, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p3, k1, p2.
  • Row 9: K1, yo, k2, ssk, k1, *k1, k2tog, [k2, yo] twice, k2, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1.
  • Row 11: K1, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, *yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, yo, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k1.
  • Row 12: P5, k1, *p11, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p6.
  • Row 13: [K2tog, yo, k1] twice, *[k1, yo, ssk] twice, [k2tog, yo, k1] twice, repeat from * to last 6 sts, [k1, yo, ssk] twice.
  • Row 15: Yo, ssk, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k1, *k1, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, k2tog, [yo] twice, ssk, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k1, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, k2tog, yo.
  • Row 16: P3, k1, p2, *p1, [k1, p3] twice, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p1, k1, p4.