Soft-edged diamond 1

Ideally for the sake of symmetry the stitches knit through the back of the loop should be mirrored. I knit those on left leaning diagonals in the usual way. Those on right leaning diagonals I work as follows: slip stitch knitwise, return to left needle then knit the stitch as usual in what is now the front loop.

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

  • Row 1 (RS): P2, k2, yo, k2tog, k9, ssk, yo, k2, p2.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24: Purl.
  • Row 3: P2, k2, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k7, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k2, p2.
  • Row 5: P2, k3, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k5, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k3, p2.
  • Row 7: P2, k4, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k3, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k4, p2.
  • Row 9: P2, k5, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k5, p2.
  • Row 11: P2, k6, k1 tbl, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k1 tbl, k6, p2.
  • Row 13: P2, k6, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k6, p2.
  • Row 15: P2, k5, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k1, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k5, p2.
  • Row 17: P2, k4, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k3, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k4, p2.
  • Row 19: P2, k3, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k5, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k3, p2.
  • Row 21: P2, k2, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k7, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k2, p2.
  • Row 23: P2, k1, ssk, yo, k1 tbl, k9, k1 tbl, yo, k2tog, k1, p2.