Lace Background Stitch

Sample knit with fingering weight yarn on US size 5 needles

Depending on how you use this stitch, you may want to add some extra edge stitches; this will neaten up the sides and also make the yarn over at the end of Row 1 easier to work.

Odd number of stitches

Row 1 (rs): k1 *yo, sl 1, k1, yo, pass slipped stitch over the knit stitch and yarn over; rep from *
Row 2: *p2, drop yo from previous row; rep from * and end p1
Row 3: k2 *yo, sl 1, k1, yo, pass slipped stitch over the knit stitch and yarn over; rep from * and end k1
Row 4: p3 *drop yo, p2; rep from *

Repeat these four rows for pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Honey Bee Stitch

Sample knit with fingering weight yarn on US size 5 needles

Multiple of 12

Row 1: k4, k2tog, yo, ssk, k4

Row 2: p3, p2tog tbl, drop yo, (yo)2, p2tog, p3

Row 3: k2, k2tog, drop yos, (yo)3, ssk, k2

Row 4: p1, p2tog tbl, drop yos, (yo)4, p2tog, p1

Row 5: k2tog, drop yos, cast on 4, then k1, yo, k1 under the four loose strands (the dropped yarn overs), cast on 4, ssk

Row 6: p5, p2tog, p6

Repeat these six rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Old Shale Variation

Sample knit with fingering weight yarn on US size 5 needles

This varies from the first Old Shale pattern I posted a few years ago in that there are no purl bumps on the front of the fabric, it is nice and smooth.  The stitch count is less also.

Multiple of 12

Row 1: knit

Row 2: purl 

Row 3: (k2tog)2, (yo, k1)4, (k2tog)2

Row 4: purl 

Repeat these four rows for the pattern. 

The edges do curl, so you may want to consider adding a border to take the curl, depending on how you plan to use the stitch. 

Happy Knitting!

Lacy Rib

Sample knit with fingering weight yarn on US size 5 needles

Multiple of 5 + 2

Row 1 (ws): k2 *p3, k2

Row 2: p2 *k1, yo, ssk, p2

Row 3: k2 *p3, k2

Row 4: p2 *k2tog, yo, k1, p2

Repeat these four rows for the pattern. 

The edges do curl, so depending on how you plan to use the stitch, you may want to consider adding a border to tame the curl. 

Happy Knitting!