Work a Double-Sided Lace Pattern (Knitted Lace)

Corrina begins by showing a swatch that has lace patterning on both the Right Side and Wrong Side. She notes the wave of the stitch pattern and then compares is to a simple lace stitch pattern where only lace patterning was worked on the Right Side. This second swatch is much more angular than the double-sided lace swatch. She then reviews the different decreases that are paired with the yarn overs to create the double-sided lace.

DECREASES

k2tog – knit two stitches together as one
p2tog – purl two stitches together as one
ssk – slip, slip, knit: slip a stitch as if to knit to right needle, slip a second stitch as if to knit to right needle, slip both stitches back to left needle and knit together through the back loops
ssp – slip, slip, purl: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, slip another stitch as if to knit, slip both stitches back purlwise to the left needle, and purl sts together through the back loop

DOUBLE-SIDED LACE PATTERN

The double-sided lace pattern shown in the video is worked over a multiple of 8 plus 2 stitches as follows:

Row 1 (RS): K1, *yo, k6, k2tog; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 2 (WS): P1, *p2tog, p5, yo, k1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 3: K1, *k2, yo, k4, k2tog; rep from * to last st, k1
Row 4: P1, *p2tog, p3, yo, p3; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 5: K1, *k4, yo, k2, k2tog; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 6: P1, *p2tog, p1, yo, p5; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 7: K1, *k6, yo, k2tog; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 8: P1, *yo, p6, ssp; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 9: K1, *ssk, k5, yo, k1; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 10: P1, *p2, yo, p4, ssp; rep from * to last, p1.
Row 11: K1, *ssk, k3, yo, k3; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 12: P1, *p4, yo, p2, ssp; rep from * to last st, p1.
Row 13: K1, *ssk, k1, yo, k5; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 14: P1, *p6, yo, ssp; rep from * to last st, p1.

Rep Rows 1 – 14 for pattern.

ABBREVIATIONS

k: knit
p: purl
rep: repeat
RS: Right Side
st(s): stitch(es)
WS: Wrong Side
Yo: yarn over