Viola Top (in progress)

Yarn: linen 45% /cotton 45% /viscose 10% (275m/100g)

Needles: 2.5 mm / 3 mm


Cast on 116 sts.

Rows 1-8: slip 1 knitwise, (k3, p3) 19 times , p1.

Row 9 (WS): decrease 9 sts evenly as you knit = 107 sts.

Follow with the lace pattern (4 horizontal repeats):

Shown with a cast-on count of 61 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 10, 14, 18, and 22 (RS): Sl1 wyib, p2, k1 below, p2, *k2tog, yo, k1, p2, k1 below, p2, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k1, p2, k1 below, p2, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2tog, yo, k1, p2, k1 below, p3.
  • Rows 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25: Sl1 wyif, k2, p1, k2, p3, *k2, p1, k2, p10, k2, p1, k2, p3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2, p1, k2, p1.
  • Rows 12, 16, 20, and 24: Sl1 wyib, p2, k1 below, p2, *k1, yo, ssk, p2, k1 below, p2, k2tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, k3, ssk, p2, k1 below, p2, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, yo, ssk, p2, k1 below, p3.