Repeated Ovals Knitting Pattern
Repeated Ovals knitting pattern is completed by making a series of increases and decrease at evenly spaced intervals.
Skill Level: Advanced; 8 Stitch pattern repeat
Multiple of 8 + 1.
Special Abbreviations:
- Work 5 tog (Work 5 sts together) = with yarn at front (wrong side), slip 3 sts purlwise, k2tog, p3sso.
- P3sso = Pass three slip stitches over.
M5K = M1k, M3, M1k - M1k = Pick up horizontal strand between stitch just worked and next stitch, place on left hand needle, knit this stitch (1 stitch increase).
- M3 = K, p, k all into the same stitch.
1st row (right side): K1, *p5, k1, p1, k1; rep from * to end.
2nd row: P1, *k1, p1, k5, p1; rep from * to end.
3rd row: As 1st row.
4th row: P1, *M5K, p1, work 5tog, p1; rep from * to end.
5th row: K1, *p1, k1, p5, k1; rep from * to end.
6th row: P1, *k5, p1, k1, p1; rep from * to end.
7th to 9th rows: Rep 5th and 6th rows once more then 5th row again.
10th row: P1, *work 5tog, p1 M5K, p1; rep from * to end.
11th and 12th rows: As 1st and 2nd rows.
Rep these 12 rows.