The Weekly Swatch: Hourglass Eyelets

 

This week's swatch is the hourglass eyelet knitstitch, and whilst preparing my swatch sample, the stitch reminded me indeed of ladies' hips. 

It's a simple stitch pattern and the texture of the stitch motif is achieved through a combination of knit and purl stitches as well as standard in- and decreases. The stitch is worked over 8 rows on a multiple of 6 plus 1 stitches. 

Hourglass Eyelet Knit Stitch

(Requires a multiple of 6 + 1 stitches.)

Row 1 (right side): K6, *p1, k5; rep. from * to last stitch, k1.

Row 2 (wrong side): K1, *p5, k1; rep from * to end. 

Row 3: K1, *yo, sl1, k1, psso, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from * to end. 

Row 4: K1, p2, *k1, p5; rep from * to last 4 stitches, k1, p2, k1. 

Row 5: K3, *p1, k5; rep. from * to last 4 stitches, p1, k3. 

Row 6: K1, p2, *k1, p5; rep from * to last 4 stitches, k1, p2, k1. 

Row 7: K1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1, k1, psso, p1, rep from * to last 6 stitches, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1, k1, paso, k1. 

Row 8: K1, *p5, k1; rep from * to end. 

Repeat Rows 1 to 8 for pattern.

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Hourglass Eyelet Knitstitch