The Weekly Swatch: Diagonal Shell Lace Knit Stitch

I'm totally in love with shell stitch motifs at the moment. 

In this post, I have prepared a couple of swatches of the Diagonal Shell Lace Stitch. This stitch looks good in just about any yarn weight. 

It requires a multiple of 6 plus 2 stitches and is knitted over 10 rows. The motif of diagonally slanting shells is created through yarn over increases and k2tog and p2tog decreases on both the wrong and right side rows.

Diagonal Shell Lace Knit Stitch

Diagonal Shell Lace Knit Stitch

Multiple of 6 plus 2 stitches

Row 1: K1, *k4, k2tog, yo; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.   

Row 2: P1, *yo, p1, p2tog, p3; repeat from * to last stitch, p1.   

Row 3: K1, *k2, k2tog, k2, yo; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.   

Row 4: P1, *yo, p3, p2tog, p1; repeat from * to last stitch, p1.  

Row 5: K1, *k2tog, k4, yo; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.   

Row 6: P2, *p4, yo, p2tog; repeat from * to end. 

Row 7: K1, *k1, yo, k3, k2tog; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.   

Row 8: P1, *p2tog, p2, yo, p2; repeat from * to last stitch, p1.  

Row 9: K1, *k3, yo, k1, k2tog; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.   

Row 10: P1, *p2tog, yo, p4; repeat from * to last stitch, p1.  

Repeat rows 1 and 10 for pattern. 

If you, like me, love the look and texture of shell motif stitches, take a look at the Simple Shell Lace Knit Stitch, which is available here.

Diagonal Shell Lace Knit Stitch

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Diagonal Shell Lace Knit Stitch