Braids Ornament For Sweater
Braid (2 knit sts, 2 purls) lean right - slip 2 sts on the auxilary needle and leave behind work, 2 knit sts, knit 2 slipped sts as purls;
Braid (2 knit sts, 2 purls) lean left - slip 2 sts on the auxilary needle and leave in front of work, 2 purls, knit 2 slipped sts as knit sts;
Braid (4 knit sts) lean right - slip 2 sts on the auxilary needle and leave behind work, 2 knit sts, knit slipped sts as knit sts;
Braid (4 knit sts) lean left - slip 2 sts on the auxilary needle and leave in front of work, 2 purls, knit slipped sts as knit sts.
Instructions
The quantity of sts is multipled 16 sts + 2 selvedge sts.
2nd row: purl all sts;
4th row: * 4 purls, 2 knit sts, 4 purls, 2 knit sts, 4 purls*;
6th row: * 2 purls, 4 knit sts, 4 purls, 4 knit sts, 2 purls;
8th row: * 2 purls, 2 knit sts, 8 purls, 2 knit sts, 2 purls;
10th row: all purl sts;
12th row: all purl sts;
14th row: * 2 purls, 2 knit sts, 8 purls, 2 knit sts, 2 purls*;
16th row: * 2 purls, 4 knit sts, 4 purls, 2 knit sts*;
18th row: * 4 purls, 2 knit sts, 4 purls, 2 knit sts, 4 purls;
19th row: * 2 purls, braid (2 knit sts, 2 purls) lean left, 4 knit sts, braid (2 knit sts, 2 purls) lean right, 2 purls*;
Repeat from 1st to 20th rows.