Lace leaf strip
Vertical strip above 31 stitches (add some stitches to both edges).
A great central strip between other knitted or purled stitches.
Only RS rows are displayed in the chart. Purl all stitches in WS rows.
Horizontally follow graphical symbols from right to left.
Vertically follow the rows from bottom to top, repeating row 1 to 12.
Knitting Chart:
Symbols:
K1 = Knit 1 stitch (videohelp), purl in WS
YO = Yarn over (videohelp), purl in WS
CDD – centered double decrease. (sl2 tog, K1, pass the slipped stitches over videohelp)
SSK = slip, slip, knit slipped stitches tog. A decrease (videohelp)
K2tog = Knit 2 sts together (videohelp)
Written instructions:
Row 1: M1, K2tog, M1, K1, M1, K4, CDD, K4, M1, CDD, M1, K4, CDD, K4, M1, K1, M1, SSK, M1.
Row 2, 4, 6, 8 (WS rows): purl all stitches.
Row 3: M1, K2tog, M1, K3, M1, K3, CDD, K3, M1, CDD, M1, K3, CDD, K3, M1, K3, M1, SSK, M1.
Row 5: M1, K2tog, M1, K5, M1, K2, CDD, K2, M1, CDD, M1, K2, CDD, K2, M1, K5, M1, SSK, M1.
Row 7: M1, K2tog, M1, K7, M1, K1, CDD, K1, M1, CDD, M1, K1, CDD, K1, M1, K7, M1, SSK, M1.
Row 9: M1, K2tog, M1, K9, M1, CDD, M1, CDD, M1, CDD, M1, K9, M1, SSK, M1.
Row 11: M1, K2tog, M1, K10, K2tog, M1, CDD, M1, SSK, K10, M1, SSK, M1.
Continue repeating from row 1.
Abbreviations:
P1 = Purl 1 stitch (videohelp), knit in WS
K1 = Knit 1 stitch (videohelp), purl in WS
M1, P in WS = Pick up a stitch from the horizontal strand
between needles (videohelp), purl in WS
K2tog = Knit 2 sts together (videohelp)
C2R (Make a right slanting cable 2k sts over 2k sts, pic&videohelp)
C2L (Make a left slanting cable 2k sts over 2k sts, pic&videohelp)
WS = wrong side
st, sts = stitch, stitches
CDD = centered double decrease. sl2 tog, K1, pass the slipped stitches over (videohelp)
