April 5th 2017 Swatch - Moss Diamonds

April 5th 2017 Swatch – Moss Diamonds

Copyright © Janet Nogle 2017

Level of Difficulty:   Easy

Materials: 1 skein of cotton yarn.

#6 US Knitting Needles

Notes:  B = border stitch of 2 knit stitches on each side.

This design is done with Multiple of (10 + 7 +border) 17 + 4 Border = 21 stitches.

Cast on:      22

Border:

Row 1:        Knit across.

Row 2:        Knit across.

Pattern:

Row 1:        (RS) B2, *(K3, P1) x2, K1, P1; repeat from * to last 9: K3, P1, K3, BK2.

Row 2:        B2, *(P3, K1) x2, P1, K1; repeat from * to last 9: P3, K1, P3, B2.

Row 3:        B2, K2, * P1, K1, P1, *(K3, P1) x2, K1, P1; repeat from * to last 4: K2, B2.

Row 4:        B2, P2, K1, P1, K1, *(P3, K1) x 2, P1, K1; repeat from * to last 4: P2, B2.   

Row 5:        B2, (K1, P1) x3, *(K2, P1) x2, (K1, P1) x 2, repeat from * to last 3: K1, B2.

Row 6:        B2, (P1, K1) x3, *(P2, K1) x2, (P1, K1) x2, repeat from * to last 3: P1, B2.

Row 7:        B2, K2, P1, K1, P1, *(K3, P1) X2, K1, P1; repeat from * to last 4: K2, B2.

Row 8:        B2, P2, K1, P1, K1, *(P3, K1) x2, P1, K1; repeat from * to last 4: P2, B2.

Row 9:        B2, *(K3, P1) x2, K1, P1; repeat from * to last 9: K3, P1, K3, B2.

Row 10:      B2, *(P3, K1) x2, P1, K1; repeat from * to last 9: P3, K1, P3, B2.

Row 11:      B2, K3, P1, *K2, (P1, K1) x2, P1, K2, P1; repeat from * to last 5: K3, B2.

Row 12:      B2, P3, K1, *P2, (K1, P1) x2, K1, P2, K1; repeat from * to last 5: P3, B2.

Repeat rows 1-12 till desired length (I repeated rows 1-12 one more time.)

Border:

Row 1:        Knit across.

Row 2:        Knit across.

Bind off and weave in ends.

For a larger item such as a cloth, just add “10” stitches more to enlarge.  For a cloth, you could make it 30+7 = 37 + border 6 stitches = 43.