Talk:diamond cross

Pattern
From the book "A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns" by Barabara G. Walker, pp 342-343. ISBN 0-942018-17-6


 * Row 1: (wrong side) knit.
 * Row 2, 3, and all odd-number rows except last:.
 * Row 4: k2, *yo, ssk, k11, k2 tog, yo, k2; repeat from *.
 * Row 6: k3, * yo, ssk, k9, k2 tog, yo, k4; repeat from *, end last repeat k3.
 * Row 8: k4, * yo, ssk, k7, k2 tog, yo, k6; repeat from *, end last repeat k4.
 * Row 10: k1, * LT, (k2, yo, ssk) twice, k1, k2 tog, yo, k2, RT; repeat from *, end k1.
 * Row 12: k2, * LT, k2, yo, k3 tog, yo, k1-b, yo, sl 1—k2 tog—psso, yo, k2, RT, k2; repeat from *.
 * Row 14: k2, * RT, k2, kw to, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, LT, k2; repeat from *.
 * Row 16: k1, * RT, k2, k2 tog, yo, k5,yo, ssk, k2, LT, repeat from *, end k1.
 * Row 18: RT, * k2, k2 tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k2, RT; repeat from *.
 * Row 20: k1, * LT, k3, yo, ssk, k3, k2 tog, yo, k3, RT; repeat from *, end k1.
 * Row 22: k2, * LT, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2 tog, yo, k3, RT, k2; repeat from *.
 * Row 24: k2, * RT, k1, k2 tog, yo, k1-b, yo, sl 1—k2 tog—psso, yo, k1-b, yo, ssk, k1 LT, k2; repeat from *.
 * Row 26: k1, * RT, k1, k2 tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k1, LT; repeat from *, end k1.
 * Row 28: RT, * k1, k2 tog, yo, k4, k1-b, k4, yo, ssk, k1, RT; repeat from *.
 * Row 30: k2, * k2 tog, yo, k11, yo, ssk, k2; repeat from *.
 * Row 32: k1, * k2 tog, yo, k13, yo, ssk; repeat from *, end k1.
 * Row 34: purl.
 * Row 35: knit.

knit
Basic knit stitch, often abbreviated kX where X is the number of knit stitches to do in a row.

purl
Basic purl stitch, often abbreviated pX where X is the number of purl stitches to do in a row.

sl
Slip; slip the next stitch knitwise.

k1-b
Knit through the back of the loop.

yo
Yarn-over; wrap the yarn over the needle. An increase stitch.

ssk
Slip-slip-knit; slip stitch knitwise, slip stitch knitwise, insert left needle into front of the two slipped stitches and knit together. A decrease stitch.

k2 tog
Knit 2 together; pass right needle through two stitches knitwise, knit together. A decrease stitch.

k3 tog
Knit 3 together; pass right needle through three stitches knitwise, knit together. A decrease stitch.

sl 1—k2 tog—psso
Slip one, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over; slip stitch knitwise, knit next two stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over the new knit stitch. A decrease stitch.

LT
Left twist; with right needle behind left, skip on stitch and knit the second stitch through the back, the pass right needle through back of both stitches (skipped and second stitch) and knit together (k2 tog-b).

RT
Right twist; k2 tog, leaving stitches on left needle, then knit first stitch again by itself.