Lace leaves stitch is one of my favorite stitches, it’s simple and elegant, great for spring and summer projects. There are two basic stitches used in this lace leaves that need special attention, they are: 1. yarn over after a knit and before a purl. 2. cdd, centered double decrease, which is slip 2, knit 1, pass 2 over.
LACE LEAVES(Flat knitting)Cast on a multiple of 14 sts plus 1
Row 1 (RS): K1, (yo, p2, k2tog, k5, ssk, p2, yo, k1) rep to end
Row 2, 14 (WS): (P2, k2, p7, k2, p1) rep to last st, p1
Row 3: K1, (yo, k1, p2, k2tog, k3, ssk, p2, k1, yo, k1) rep to end
Row 4, 12: (P3, k2, p5, k2, p2) rep to last st, p1
Row 5: K1, (yo, k2, p2, k2tog, k1, ssk, p2, k2, yo, k1) rep to end
Row 6, 10: (P4, k2, p3, k2, p3) rep to last st, p1
Row 7: K1, (yo, k3, p2, cdd, p2, k3, yo, k1) rep to end
Row 8: (P5, k2, p1, k2, p4) rep to last st, p1
Row 9: K1, (k2, ssk, p2, yo, k1, yo, p2, k2tog, k3) rep to end
Row 10: Repeat row 6.
Row 11: K1, (k1, ssk, p2, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, p2, k2tog, k2) rep to end
Row 12: Repeat row 4.
Row 13: K1, (ssk, p2, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p2, k2tog, k1) rep to end
Row 14: Repeat row 2.
Row 15: Ssk, (p2, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p2, cdd) rep to last st, k2tog
Row 16: (P1, k2, p9, k2) rep to last st, p1Repeat Row 1-16 to desired length.
Stitch Glossaryk2tog : Knit 2 stitches together.ssk : Slip, slip, knit.yo : Yarn over.Cdd: centered double decrease, sl2, k1, p2sso (Slip 2 stitches together, k1, then pass slipped stitches over)