The Diamond Eyelet Lace Panel is a decorative lace knitting stitch that creates interlocking diamond shapes from lines of small eyelets. The eyelets travel diagonally across the fabric, meeting and separating to form an elegant geometric lace motif against a smooth stockinette background.
Worked over a fixed 15-stitch panel with a 16-row repeat, this lace pattern uses yarn overs with left- and right-leaning decreases to shape the diamonds. It is a lovely knitted lace panel for sweaters, cardigans, scarves, shawls, blankets and other projects where you want a narrow decorative insert.
Pattern Details
- Panel Width: 15 stitches
- Row Repeat: 16 rows
- Techniques: Knit, purl, yarn over, single decreases and a centred double decrease
- Worked Flat: Yes
Abbreviations
- k: knit
- p: purl
- yo: yarn over
- k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
- skpo: slip 1 stitch knitwise, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over
- sl 1: slip 1 stitch knitwise
- psso: pass slipped stitch over
- st(s): stitch(es)
- RS: right side
Diamond Eyelet Lace Panel Pattern
Cast on 15 stitches for the lace panel.
Row 1 (RS): k5, yo, skpo, k2, yo, skpo, k4.
Row 2: purl to end.
Row 3: k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpo, k2, yo, skpo, k3.
Row 4: purl to end.
Row 5: k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skpo, k2, yo, skpo, k2.
Row 6: purl to end.
Row 7: k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, skpo, k2, yo, skpo, k1.
Row 8: purl to end.
Row 9: k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, skpo, k2, yo, skpo.
Row 10: purl to end.
Row 11: k2, yo, skpo, k2, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2.
Row 12: purl to end.
Row 13: k3, yo, skpo, k2, yo, skpo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3.
Row 14: purl to end.
Row 15: k4, yo, skpo, k2, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k4.
Row 16: purl to end.
Repeat Rows 1–16 for the pattern.
Tips for Knitting the Lace Panel
If you are adding this 15-stitch motif to a larger piece of knitting, place a stitch marker immediately before and after the panel. This makes it much easier to keep the lace separate from your background stitches.
Count the 15 panel stitches after each right-side row while learning the pattern. If the count is incorrect, a missed yarn over is usually the first thing to check.
Gentle blocking will open the eyelets and make the interlocking diamond lace pattern much clearer. A smooth yarn with good stitch definition will show the travelling eyelets and geometric shapes particularly well.
