Diagonal Knit Stripes Pattern
The quantity of sts is multiple 16 + 1 + 2 selvage sts.
Start and finish every row with 1 selvage st.
1st row: 1 purl, * 3 purls, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 4 purls*; repeat from * to *;
2nd and all the even rows: as sts face, yarn overs – as purls;
3rd row: 1 purl, * 2 purls, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 3 purls*; repeat from * to *;
5th row: 1 purl, * 1 purl, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 5 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 2 purls*; repeat from * to *;
7th row: 1 purl, *purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 7 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *;
9th row: purl2tog, * 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 9 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl3tog*; repeat from * to *, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 9 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog;
11th row: 1 knit st, * 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 7 purls, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to *;
13th row: 1 knit st, * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 5 purls, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;
15th row: 1 knit st, * 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 3 purls, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 3 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;
17th row: 1 knit st, * 3 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl2tog, 1 purl, purl2tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 4 knit sts*; repeat from * to *;
19th row: 1 knit st, * 4 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts, purl3tog, 2 knit sts, 1 yarn over, 5 knit sts*; repeat from * to *.
Repeat 1st-20th rows.