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Hourglass Eyelets

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Hourglass Eyelet Stitch

Hourglass Eyelet Stitch worked on 19 stitches.

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Definition:

Works on multiples of 6 plus 1 stitches.

Row 1 (right side): Knit 6, *purl 1, knit 5. Repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 2: Knit 1, *purl 5, knit 1. Repeat from * across.

Row 3: Knit 1, yarn over, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, purl 1, knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 1. Repeat from * across.

Row 4: Knit 1, purl 2, *knit 1, purl 5. Repeat from * to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 2, knit 1.

Row 5: Knit 3, *purl 1, knit 5. Repeat from * to last 4 stitches, purl 1, knit 3.

Row 6: Repeat row 4.

Row 7: Knit 1, *knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 1, yarn over, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, purl 1. Repeat from * to last 6 stitches, knit 2 together, yarn over, knit 1, yarn over, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, knit 1.

Row 8: Repeat row 2.

Repeat these 8 rows for pattern.

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