Small Stars Knit Stitch
Horizontal pattern repeat = 4 sts.
The quantity of sts is multiple of 4 + 1 st for the symmetry + 2 selvedge sts.
Vertical pattern repeat = 4 rows.
Start and finish every row with selvedge sts: slip the 1st st, the last st – purl. Selvedge sts aren’t stated on the scheme.
3 out 3 sts star: 1 knit st through lower loop in every 3 sts, don’t slip the sts, leave them on the left-hand needle, make yarn over on the right-hand needle, make 1 knit st, after that, slip the sts from the left-hand needle.
1st row: knit;
2nd row: purl;
3rd row: 1 knit st, * 3 sts out of 3 sts, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * to end of row;
4th row and all the even rows: purl;
5th row: 3 knit sts, * 3 sts out of 3 sts, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * to last 2 sts, 2 knit sts.
Repeat 2nd-5th rows.