A very interesting decorative windmill stitch pattern. Despite the fact that it's created with simple knit and purl stitches it requires a good deal of attention to the pattern.

Difficulty level: Advanced

Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 18 + 1 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the arrows as many times as you like.

Work right side rows (1, 3, etc.) from right to left, as shown in the chart. Work all stitches on the wrong side as they appear.

Symbol Key

- edge stitch

- knit 1

- purl 1

Traditional Instructions

Row 1: edge st, * p8, k5, p2, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 2: edge st, k1, * p3, k2, p5, k8; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 3: edge st, * p1, k6, p2, k5, p1, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 4: edge st, k1, * p3, k1, p5, k2, p6, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * p1, k7, p2, k4, p1, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 6: edge st, k1, * p3, k1, p4, k2, p7, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * p1, k8, p2, k3, p1, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 8: edge st, k1, * p3, k1, p3, k2, p8, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * p12, k2, p1, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 10: edge st, k1, * p3, k1, p2, k12; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * p2, k5, p6, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 12: edge st, k1, * p3, k1, p1, k6, p5, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 13: edge st, * p1, k5, p9, k2, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 14: edge st, k1, * k1, p2, k9, p5, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 15: edge st, * k5, p10, k1, p2; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 16: edge st, p1, * k2, p1, k10, p5; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 17: edge st, * k4, p13, k1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 18: edge st, p1, * p1, k13, p4; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 19: edge st, * k3, p13, k2; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 20: edge st, p1, * p2, k13, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 21: edge st, * k2, p2, k1, p10, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 22: edge st, p1, * p3, k10, p1, k2, p2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 23: edge st, * k1, p2, k2, p9, k4; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 24: edge st, p1, * p4, k9, p2, k2, p1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 25: edge st, * p2, k3, p1, k1, p6, k5; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 26: edge st, k1, * p5, k6, p1, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 27: edge st, * p2, k3, p1, k2, p10; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 28: edge st, k1, * k10, p2, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 29: edge st, * k1, p1, k3, p1, k3, p2, k7; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 30: edge st, k1, *p7, k2, p3, k1, p3, k1, p1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 31: edge st, * k1, p1, k3, p1, k4, p2, k6; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 32: edge st, k1, * p6, k2, p4, k1, p3, k1, p1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 33: edge st, * k1, p1, k3, p1, k5, p2, k5; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 34: edge st, k1, * p5, k2, p5, k1, p3, k1, p1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 35: edge st, * p2, k3, p2, k5, p6; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 36: edge st, k1, * k6, p5, k2, p3, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st

Repeat rows 1 through 36.