Taking advantage of a simple lace stitch is a great way to create an elegant effect that isn’t as difficult at it looks. This 3×3 leaf stitch is easy to work and easy to memorize, and creates a nice, airy lace, made all the more impressive when a lovely yarn is used. Worked in a rectangle so it requires no shaping, it’s modern, yet feminine.
Finished Measurements: 63 inches by 12.25 inches
Gauge: 15 st per 4 inches (gauge is not crucial for this project)
Yarn: sock weight – sample knit with one skein of Araucania Ranco Multy, 376 yds.
Needle Size: US 5 / 3.75mm
Notes
The sample was knit with a larger size needle than typically used for sock weight yarn. This results in the pattern being a little looser and more open, if you would prefer the pattern stitch to be firm, use a smaller needle and plan for more yardage and an extra pattern repeat to get the same dimensions.
Abbreviations
K = stitch
st = stitch
YO = yarn over (increase)
K3tog tbl = knit three stitches together through the back loops (double decrease)
Alternate double decrease = slip one stitch as if to knit, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over
Pattern
Cast on 49 st.
Knit two rows.
Row 1: K2, *K3, YO, K3tog tbl, YO, repeat from * to last 5 st, K5
Row 2: K2, purl to last 2 st, K2
Row 3: K2, *YO, K3tog tbl, YO, K3, repeat from * to last 5 st, YO, K3tog tbl, YO, K2
Row 4: K2, purl to last 2 st, K2
Repeat these four rows until only a few yards remain.
Knit two rows. Bind off.
Wash and block.
Modifying the Pattern
The pattern stitch is a multiple of six stitches. This pattern has seven full repeats plus one half-repeat (so the wrap is symmetrical), and also has two edge stitches on each side (four total edge stitches). To make it wider or narrower, figure a multiple of six, plus three, plus the number of edge stitches.
beautiful scarf
Could this wrap be made with Linen yarn?
I think that should work.
Thank you for the beautiful pattern.
I want to use this as a table runner and want it to be slightly wider. To increase the pattern width wise, I should cast on 6 more stitches or 9 more stitches?
To add more repeats, add multiples of six. The stitch repeat is six stitches wide, but half of that repeat is added again at the end to make the whole thing symmetrical. Plus there are two edge stitches on each side.
So the whole thing is like this (imagine K is knit, O is a yarnover, and D is the decrease):
edge edge K K K O D O K K K edge edge
edge edge O D O K K K O D O edge edge (this is the next right-side row)
I’m only showing one full repeat in there, but hopefully you get the idea.