Chevron knitting. Great lace stitch for shawls, scarves, and sweaters!

Worked Flat

Cast on a multiple of 10 stitches + 1.

  • Row 1 – Right side: K5, *yo, ssk, k8; work from * to last 6 stitches, yo, ssk, k4.
  • Row 2 – Wrong side: Purl.
  • Row 3: K3, k2tog, yo, *k1, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo; work from * to last 6 stitches, k1, yo, ssk, k3.
  • Row 4: Purl.
  • Row 5: K2, k2tog, yo, k1, *k2, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1; work from * to last 6 stitches, k2, yo, ssk, k2.
  • Row 6: Purl.
  • Row 7: K1, k2tog, yo, k2, *k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2; work from * to last 6 stitches, k3, yo, ssk, k1.
  • Row 8: Purl.
  • Row 9: K2tog, yo, k3, *k4, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3; work from * to last 6 stitches, k4, yo, ssk.
  • Row 10: Purl.

Repeat rows 1–10.

Chart

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Stitch Pattern Chart created by Nalhcib

Legend

RS: Knit
WS: Purl
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Slip slip knit
WS: Slip slip purl
RS: Knit 2 together
WS: Purl 2 together
Yarn over
Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass over