Flower bud lace stitch is a beautiful lace stitch that suits spring and summer projects, the stitch goes well with lightweight wool or cotton yarn. To make this elegant stitch, you’ll need the following basic stitches:
1. YO on the knit side and purl side
2. SSK and its purl side equivalent SSP (SSP leans to the left on the right side, just like SSK, so you have to PURL IN THE BACK LOOP when doing it, which may seems a bit weird)
3. K2TOG and its purl side equivalent P2TOG
4. S2KP, also called CDD (centered double decrease) which creates a vertical bar while decreasing 3 sts to 1
FLOWER BUD LACE
(Flat knitting)
Cast on a multiple of 8 sts + 1
Row 1 (RS): (k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo) rep to last st, k1
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Row 2 (WS): P1, (yo, p1, p2tog, p1, ssp, p1, yo, p1) to end
Row 3 (RS): (K1, yo, k2, s2kp, k2, yo) rep to last st, k1
Row 4 (WS): Purl
Row 5 (RS): (K2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1) rep to last st, k1
Row 6 (WS): P1, (ssp, p1, yo, p1, yo, p1, p2tog, p1) rep to end
Row 7 (RS): (S2kp, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2) rep to last st, k1
Row 8 (WS): Purl Repeat Row 1-8 to desired length
Watch to Learn
Watch this video to learn how to knit flower bud lace.
If you have questions, please refer to the video tutorial and written instructions above.