How to knit the Spring Lace stitch: for your next seasonal scarf
The Spring Lace stitch is a romantic pattern, ideal for knitting your next Autumn or Spring wrap/scarf.
It looks complicated, however, it’s a great opportunity to practice if you are just starting out knitting lace.
All the techniques involved are easy and explained step by step in the video tutorial.
My suggestion: Start with a small swatch, using thick needles and bulky yarn, to learn how it works. To knit your scarf, use smaller needles and a finer yarn, to get a better look.
On my swatch, I used fine yarn (number 2) and 3.5 mm / 4 US knitting needles. Remember: It’s always easier to knit lace with sharp tips needles 😉
Finally, don’t forget to block your piece before wearing it, so you get a nice definition of the stitches.
So…let’s knit together!
Abbreviations
CO: Cast on
K: Knit
P: Purl
St: Stitch
RS: Right side
WS: Wrong side
K2tog: Knit two stitches together
SSK: Slip one stitch knitwise, slip the next knitwise, put them both back onto the left-hand needle, and knit them together.
YO: Yarn over
BO. Bind off
Note before starting:
Please note that on row 5 there will be a double yarn over if you have more than one repeat.
And when you get to the double yarn over on row 6, you have to purl, and then, without dropping the stitch, you have to knit into the same stitch. Then you can drop the large yarn over.
This is the only way to keep those 2 stitches created by the double yarn over. Otherwise, you’d end up with 1 stitch less, and that would change the pattern.
How to knit the Spring Lace stitch
CO multiples of 7 + 2 edge sts. (i.e.: 7*2 = 14+2 = 16 sts.)
1º Row (RS): K1 (edge), *K1, yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo, K1*. Repeat from * to * last st., K1 (edge).
2º and all WS rows: Purl across.
3º Row: K1 (edge), *K2tog, yo, K3, yo, SSK*. Repeat from * to * last st., K1 (edge).
5º Row: K1 (edge), *Yo, K1, SSK, K1, K2tog, K1, yo*. Repeat from * to * last st., K1 (edge).
7º Row: K1 (edge), *K1, yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo, K1*. Repeat from * to * last st., K1 (edge).
These 8 rows form the pattern; repeat them until the desired length is reached.
When finished, BO knitwise after an 8º row.
The Spring Lace stitch is not reversible, this is how the WS looks:
Enjoy the video tutorial:
How to knit the Spring Lace stitch for your next seasonal scarf
Happy Knitting!
Carolina – So Woolly
