Alternating Lace Blocks

You will need;

1 strand of double knitting to be worked on 4mm knitting needles – about 12g

Or 2 strands of double knitting (equal to chunky weight yarn) to be worked on 6mm knitting needles – about 20g

• If you are using the double knitting weight of yarn, then use 2 strands together throughout.
• If you are using the chunky weight of yarn, then use 1 strand throughout.
• Remember to count all the rows as you work up the square.

Cast on 29 stitches.

Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 2: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Row 3: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 4: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *knit 3, bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle – repeat from * to last 7 stitches, knit 3 purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 6: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *knit 3, bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle – repeat from * to last 7 stitches, knit 3, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 8: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 9: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *knit 3, bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle – repeat from * to last 7 stitches, knit 3, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 10: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 11: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *knit 3, bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle – repeat from * to last 7 stitches, knit 3, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 12: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 13: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle, knit 3 – repeat from * to last 4, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 14: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 15: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle, knit 3 – repeat from * to last 4, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 16: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4 knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 17: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle, knit 3 – repeat from * to last 4 purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 18: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Row 19: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *bring yarn forward under needle, slip 1 knit wise, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the worked stitch and off the needle, bring yarn forward under needle, knit 3 – repeat from * to last 4 purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.

Row 20: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl across all stitches to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Rows 21: to 28: work rows 5: to 12: again

Row 29: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 30: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Row 31: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 32: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Cast off.