Butterfly Stitch
| (multiple of 10 sts plus 9) Note On rows 10 and 20, work butterfly stitch loosely. Rows 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 (RS) K2, *wyif sl 5, k5; rep from *, end wyif sl 5, k2. Rows 2, 4, 6 and 8 Purl. Row 10 P4, *insert LH needle down through the 5 loose strands below next st, p these 5 strands tog with next st on needle, p9; rep from *, end last rep p4. Rows 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 K7, *wyif sl 5, k5; rep from *, end wyif sl 5, k7. Rows 12, 14, 16 and 18 Purl. Row 20 P9, *insert LH needle down through the 5 loose strands below next st, p these 5 strands tog with next st on needle, p9; rep from * to end. Rep rows 1-20. |
Stitch directions reproduced with permission, from Vogue Knitting Stitchionary: Volume One, Sixth & Spring Books, 2005