Eyelet lace knitting stitch

A yarn-over paired with a decrease creates an opening while preserving the stitch count.

Knit and purl face key. Use the written repeat for the actual crossings, slips, decreases and colours.

Counted practice swatch

Cast on 22 stitches: a multiple of 4 plus 2 edge stitches.

Row 1 (RS): k1, [k2, yo, k2tog] 5 times, k1. Row 2: purl 22. Row 3: k1, [yo, k2tog, k2] 5 times, k1. Row 4: purl 22. Repeat.

Each yarn-over adds one and each k2tog removes one. If the count grows, look for an omitted decrease beside the eyelet.