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!