How to knit Relief Diamond Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 20 stitches + 5 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 27 stitches (20 + 5 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only Right Side Rows.
On Wrong Side Rows, purl all stitches.
The patt rep = 20 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge stitch, work patt rep throughout, end with 5 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge stitch.
Abbreviation:
k: Knit
p: Purl
Written Instructions:
Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p5, k1, p4, k4, p1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): Purl.
Row 3: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p5, k2, p3, k5 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 5: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p5, k3, p2, k5 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 7: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k3, p4, k4, p1, k5 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 9: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k4, p3, k5, p1, k4 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 11: edge stitch, * k2, p1, (k5, p2) twice, k3 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 13: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k6, p1, k5, p3, k2 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 15: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k7, p1, k4, p4, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 17: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k7, p2, k3, p5 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 19: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k7, p3, k2, p5 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 21: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p1, k4, p4, k1, p5 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 23: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p2, k3, p5, k1, p4 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 25: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p3, k2, p5, k2, p3 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Row 27: edge stitch, * k2, p1, k2, p4, k1, p5, k3, p2 *; repeat from * to *; k2, p1, k2, edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-28 throughout.
