STITCH OF THE MONTH - July 2016
A pretty zigzag of left-slanting and right-slanting eyelets make up this stitch pattern created with a combination of yarn overs and decreases.
This stitch is produced on a background of stockinette so the knit fabric will naturally curl at the edges. This can be avoided by creating a garter stitch, stitch stitch or ribbed border or edging.
Zigzag Eyelet Stitch
(Multiples of 9 stitches)
Row 1 (RS) - K4, *yo, skp, k7; repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, skp, k3.
Row 2 and every even row - Purl
Row 3 - K5, *yo, skp, k7; repeat from * to last 4 sts, yo, skp, k2.
Row 5 - K6, *yo, skp, k7; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yo, skp, k1.
Row 7 - K7, *yo, skp, k7; repeat from * to last 2 sts, yo, skp.
Row 9 - K3, *k2tog, yo, k7; repeat from * to last 6 sts, k2tog, yo, k4.
Row 11 - K2, *K2tog, yo, k7; repeat from * to last 7 sts, k2tog, yo, k5.
Row 13 - K1, *K2tog, yo, k7; repeat from * to last 8 sts, k2tog, yo, k6.
Row 15 - *K2tog, yo, k7; repeat from * to end.
Row 16 - Purl
These 16 rows make up the Zizag Eyelet stitch pattern.
Abbreviations
k2tog - knit 2 stitches together
RS - right side
skp - slip 1, knit 1, passed slipped stitch over
