#LACE KNITTING No.7 | Openwork Hourglass stitch. Knitted in a multiple of 6 stitches plus 2 and done in an 8-row repeat
Knit version - Cast on a multiple of 6 sts, + 2.
Row 1: K2, * yo, ssk, K2 tog, yo, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: K2, * K2 tog, (yo) twice, ssk, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 4: P3, * (k1, p1) into the double yo, p4; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3.
Row 5: K1, * k2 tog, yo, k2, yo, ssk; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 6: Purl.
Row 7: K1, yo, * ssk, k2, k2 tog, (yo) twice; rep from * to last 7 sts, ssk, k2, k2 tog, yo, k1.
Row 8: P6, * (k1, p1) into the double yo, p4; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Repeat Rows 1 - 8. (PDF file)

Knitting abbreviations:
K: Knit | P: Purl | Yo: Yarn over | K2tog: Knit 2 sts together | Ssk: Slip slip knit.

Lace stitches of the Month - September 2015

#4 Trellis Grapevine
#5 Scroll
#6 Openwork Diamonds
#8 Eyelet Diamonds
#9 Old Shale aka Feather and Fan
#10 Overlapping Leaves