Diamond motif

The swatch shows the cable cross in row 35 executed by crossing the two outer stitches over the central one: slip two stitches to cable needle and leave at back; knit one stitch; slip one stitch from cable needle to right needle, and from there to the left needle; knit one stitch from cable needle; knit one from left needle.

Shown with a cast-on count of 21 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, and 37 (RS): Knit.
  • Rows 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 34, and 36: Purl.
  • Rows 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, and 30: P10, pfb, p10 (22 sts).
  • Row 7: K8, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k8 (21 sts).
  • Row 9: K7, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k7.
  • Row 11: K6, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k6 (21 sts).
  • Row 13: K5, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k5.
  • Row 15: K4, k2tog, k1, yo, [k2tog, yo] twice, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k4 (21 sts).
  • Row 17: K3, k2tog, k1, yo, [k2tog, yo] twice, k1, [yo, ssk] twice, yo, k1, ssk, k3.
  • Row 19: K2, k2tog, k1, yo, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, [ssk, yo] twice, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, k2 (21 sts).
  • Row 21: K2, 1/1 LC, ssk, [yo, k2tog] twice, yo, k1, [yo, ssk] twice, yo, k2tog, 1/1 RC, k2.
  • Row 23: K3, 1/1 LC, ssk, [yo, k2tog] twice, [yo, ssk] twice, yo, k2tog, 1/1 RC, k3 (21 sts).
  • Row 25: K4, 1/1 LC, ssk, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, yo, k2tog, 1/1 RC, k4.
  • Row 27: K5, 1/1 LC, ssk, yo, k2tog, yo, ssk, yo, k2tog, 1/1 RC, k5 (21 sts).
  • Row 29: K6, 1/1 LC, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, 1/1 RC, k6.
  • Row 31: K7, 1/1 LC, ssk, yo, k2tog, 1/1 RC, k7 (21 sts).
  • Row 33: K8, 1/1 LC, k1, 1/1 RC, k8.
  • Row 35: K9, 2/1 RC, k9.
  • Row 38: Yo, purl (22 sts).