Étude no. 6, version 3

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

The first draft is version 1; the second draft is version 2.

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

  • Rows 1 and 9 (RS): K3, ssk, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k3.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 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.
  • Row 7: K3, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k3.
  • Row 11: K3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, [yo] twice, k3tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 12: P5, k1, p1, p5.
  • Row 13: K3, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k3.
  • Row 15: K4, yo, k2tog, ssk, yo, k4.