Checker Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Lace Checker Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 12 stitches + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 14 sts (12 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows Right Side rows and Wrong Side rows.

The numbers at right edge of chart indicate RS rows, and at left edge WS rows.

Read RS rows from right to left, WS rows from left to right.

The patt rep = 12 sts wide.

yo:  over

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch 

p2tog: purl 2 stitches together

p2tog tbl: purl two stitches together as one stitch through the back loop

Row 1 (RS): edge st, * p5, k2, p5 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 2 (WS): purl all sts.

Row 3: edge st, * k3, skpo, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k3 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 4: edge st, * p2, p2tog, yo, p4, yo, p2tog tbl, p2 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 5: edge st, * k1, skpo, yo, k6, yo, k2tog, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 6: edge st, * p2tog, yo, p8, yo, p2tog tbl *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Rows 7, 9 and 11: edge st, * k1, p10, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Rows 8 and 10: purl all sts.

Row 12: edge st, * p1, yo, p2tog tbl, p6, p2tog, yo, p1 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 13: edge st, * k2, yo, k2tog, k4, skpo, yo, k2 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 14: edge st, * p3, yo, p2tog tbl, p2, p2tog, yo, p3 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 15: edge st, * k4, yo, k2tog, skpo, yo, k4 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Rows 16, 18 and 20: purl all sts.

Rows 17 and 19: edge st, * p5, k2, p5 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-20 throughout.