Stitch Description
This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the lace butterfly stitch. This stitch creates a fancy lace design with lots of texture. The lace butterfly stitch would be great for scarves, blouses, shawls!
Abbreviations
- K
- Knit Stitch
- P
- Purl Stitch
- k2tog
- Knit 2 Together
- yo
- Yarn Over
- SSK
- Slip Slip Knit – Slip the next 2 stitches, one at a time as if to knit, to the working needle. Insert the main needle into the fronts of these two stitches and knit them together.
Stitch Details
Stitch Characteristics
Pattern Instructions
Cast On: Multiple of 4 sts.
- Row 1 (Right Side): *k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk; rep from *.
- Row 2: *p1, (k1, p1) into double yo, p1; rep from *.
- Row 3: *k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk; rep from *.
- Row 4: *p1, (k1-b, k1) into double yo, p1; rep from *.
- Row 5: k2, *k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk; rep from *, end k2.
- Row 6: p3, *(k1-b, k1) into double yo, p2; rep from *, end p1.
- Row 7: k2, *k2tog, (yo) twice, ssk; rep from *, end k2.
- Row 8: p3, *(k1-b, k1) into double yo, p2; rep from *, end p1.
Repeat rows 1-8 until you have reached your desired length.