Breezy Net Repeating Lace Pattern

Recently I knew I wanted to make a stole out of a lace weight yarn (in this case, Artyarns' Silk Mohair Glitter in color H12). I wanted a really simple, open lace pattern with lots of space between the threads, almost like a fisherman's net. But I couldn't find a lace pattern that was open enough without being way too overwrought for me. So I made up my own pattern.

Breezy Net Lace

When repeated, this pattern does not increase or decrease stitches, so it is good for a square object such as a scarf.

This pattern is a multiple of 6 stitches plus 4; the plus-4 is for two garter stitches at the edges of the piece, but you could of course have as many or as few garter stitches as you wanted. It is a four-row repeat.

Breezy Net Repeating Lace Pattern
Start by casting on as many stitches as you need for the width of your piece size as if you were knitting it in garter stitch.

This version of the pattern includes two garter stitches on either edge of the piece.

1st round:  K2, *yo, k3tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2.

2nd round:  K2, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, *k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2.

3rd round:  K2, *k3, yo, k3tog, yo, repeat to last 2 sts, k2.

4th round:  K2, k2, yo, *k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, repeat to last 6 sts, k2tog, k2, k2.

The stole, partially stretched to show

lace pattern.

The pattern from a little farther away.