Open Diamond 2 - Knittingfool Stitch Detail

Open Diamond 2

Multiple of 10 stitches plus 2 additional stitches

This pattern could be adapted for circular knitting by knitting the even number rows rather than purling them.

Adapted from the Estonian language book Pitsilised Koekirjad; Lehismets, L.; Tallinn, Valgus 1978

Repeat rows 1 - 12

Row #	Side	Color	Begin Row	Repeat	Repeat From *	End Row
1	R	-	k1*	k1, (yo, ssk, k2-tog, yo) twice, k1	*	k1
2	W	-	*	(p1, k1) in the double yarn over loops; purl all the other stitches an yarn overs	*
3	R	-	k1*	k2, yo, ssk, k2, k2-tog, yo, k2	*	k1
4	W	-	*	purl	*
5	R	-	k1*	yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k2-tog, yo, k1, k2-tog, yo	*	k1
6	W	-	*	(p1, k1) in the double yarn over loops; purl all the other stitches an yarn overs	*
7	R	-	k1*	yo, ssk, k2-tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k2-tog, yo	*	k1
8	W	-	*	(p1, k1) in the double yarn over loops; purl all the other stitches an yarn overs	*
9	R	-	k1*	k1, k2-tog, yo, k4, yo, ssk, k1	*	k1
10	W	-	*	purl	*
11	R	-	k1*	k2-tog, yo, k1, k2-tog, yo twice, ssk, k1, yo, ssk	*	k1
12	W	-	*	(p1, k1) in the double yarn over loops; purl all the other stitches an yarn overs	*

		Additional Instructions and Notes
ssk		slip, slip, knit
k2-tog		knit two stitches together
yo		yarn over
k or p		knit on right side rows; purl on wrong side rows
p or k		purl on right side rows; knit on wrong side rows