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Arabesque Jacquard  Stitch

The Arabesque Jacquard Stitch is a very attractive knitting stitch worked in two colours with soft swirls  in an overall pattern. This traditional design is reminiscent of some of the early French jacquard patterns.

It is worked over a multiple of 12 stitches + 12 stitches and 28 rows.

Arabesque Jacquard Pattern.

With either colour cast on a multiple of
12x 12 stitches.

Row 1 K1 cream,*2 red,5 cream,2 red,3 cream rep.
from* to last 11 stitches,2 red,5 cream,2 red,2 cream.
Row 2 P2 cream,*4 red,8 cream,rep from * to last
10 stitches, 4 red, 6 cream.
Row 3 k2 cream,*1 red,2 cream,6 red,3 cream,rep. from*
to last 10 sts.1 red,2 cream,6 red,1 cream.
Row 4 *P2 red,4 cream,1 red,1 cream,1 red,3 cream,rep from*
to end.
Row 5 *K3 cream,2 red,6 cream,1 red,rep from* to end
Row 6 *P1 red,2 cream,1 red,4 cream,1 red,3 cream,rep from* to end
Row 7 K2 cream,1 red,5 cream,1 red,2 cream,1 red,rep from* to end.
Row 8 P1 cream,*2 red,3 cream,1 red, 6 cream, rep from* to last
11 sts.2 red,3 cream,1 red,5 cream
Row 9 K1 cream,*1 red,2 cream,3 red,6 cream,rep from* to last 11
sts.1 red,2 cream,3 red,5 cream.
Row 10 *P5 cream,1 red,1 cream,2 red,2 cream,1 red,rep from* to end.
Row 11 As row 5
Row 12 P1 cream,*1 red, 5 cream, rep from*to last 5 sts. 1 red, 4 cream.
Row 13 *K1 red,4 cream,5 red,2cream, rep from * to end.
Row 14 P4 cream,*2 red,2 cream,1 red,1 cream,1 red,5 cream,rep from* to last 8 sts.2 red,2 cream,[1 red,1 cream] twice
Rows 15-24 As rows 1-10
Row 25 As rows 5
Rows 26-28 As rows 12-14
These 28 rows form the pattern.