Number of Loops Needed for This Stitch:  – For a Round: multiple of 2 loops  – For a Row: multiple of 2 loops Sample: began with 10 loops began with 3 rows of plain netting over #3 kn used this thread DMC 20 Cordonnet special thread Sources For This Stitch: Some of my grandmother’s doilies. Instructions for the Sample Pictured Above Circular Netting   Diamond-mesh Netting Round 1       mesh stick: 5/8″   Row 1       mesh stick: 5/8″ Net 1 knot in each loop.   Net 1 knot in each loop.   Round 2       mesh stick: 3/8″   Row 2       mesh stick: 3/8″ Net 1 more knot in CK, net 2 knots in loop on left side of CK, *skip a loop, net 2 knots in next loop, net 2 knots in skipped stitch*; repeat from * to *.   Skip a loop, net 2 knots in next loop, net 2 knots in skipped loop; repeat.                                                                                                                       Rounds 3-6       mesh stick: #3 kn   Rows 3-6       mesh stick: #3 kn Net 1 knot in each loop.   Net 1 knot in each loop.

NOTE:
The amount of increase can vary depending on how many knots are net in each loop in round/row 2. Any number greater than 1 will increase the number of loops.

Number of Loops Needed for This Stitch:  – For a Round: multiple of 5 loops  – For a Row: multiple of 5 loops + 3 loops Sample: began with 13 loops began with 3 rows of plain netting over #3 kn used this thread DMC 20 Cordonnet special thread Sources For This Stitch: I was experimenting with the Fan-bobble Decorative stitch. Note: The bobbles can be pushed up to create a 3-Dimensional shape. Instructions for the Sample Pictured Above Circular Netting   Diamond-mesh Netting Round 1       mesh stick: 3/8″   Row 1       mesh stick: 3/8″ Net 1 knot in each loop for 4 loops, net 9 knots in next loop, *net 1 knot in each loop for 5 loops, net 9 knots in next loop*; repeat from * to *.   Net 9 knots in first loop, * net 1 knot in each loop for 5 loops, net 9 knots in next loop*; repeat from * to *.                                                                                                                       Round 2       mesh stick: #1 kn   Row 2       mesh stick: #1 kn Without mesh stick net together loop formed by CK and 5 loops to the right of CK (total 6 loops), now with mesh stick *net 1 knot in each loop for 8 loops, net 6 loops together*; repeat from * to *.   Net 1 knot in each loop for 8 loops, net 6 loops together; repeat, ending with net 1 knot in each loop for 9 loops   Round 3       mesh stick: #1 kn   Row 3       mesh stick: #1 kn Net 1 knot in each loop.   Net 1 knot in each loop.     Round 4       mesh stick: 3/8″   Row 4       mesh stick: 3/8″ Net 10 knots in next loop (this is the loop below the knot that net the loops together two rounds earlier), net 1 knot in each loop for 8 loops; repeat.   Net 1 knot in each loop for 8 loops, net 10 knots in next loop; repeat ending, with net 1 knot in each loop for 9 loops.   Round 5       mesh stick: #1 kn   Row 5       mesh stick: #1 kn Without mesh stick net together loop formed by CK, 1 loop to the right of the CK, and 7 loops to the left of the CK (total 9 loops), now with mesh stick *net 1 knot in each loop for 9 loops, net 9 loops together*; repeat from * to *.   Net 9 loops together, net 1 knot in each loop for 9 loops, repeat, ending with net 9 loops together.   Rounds 6-7       mesh stick: #1 kn   Rows 6-7       mesh stick: #1 kn Net 1 knot in each loop.   Net 1 knot in each loop.

NOTE:
The amount of increase can vary depending on the number of knots placed in loops in rounds/rows 1,4 and the number of loops net together in rounds/rows 2,5.

Number of Loops Needed for This Stitch:  – For a Round: multiple of 5 loops  – For a Row: multiple of 5 loops + 3 loop Sample: began with 13 loops began with 3 rows of plain netting over #3 kn used this thread DMC 20 Cordonnet special thread Sources For This Stitch: I experimented with the Fan Decorative Stitch to make it into a increase stitch. Instructions for the Sample Pictured Above Circular Netting   Diamond-mesh Netting Round 1       mesh stick: 5/8″   Row 1       mesh stick: 5/8″ Net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops, *net 6 knots in next loop, net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops*; repeat from * to *, end with 5 knots in loop formed by CK.   *Net 6 knots in next loop, net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops*; repeat from * to *, ending with net 6 knots in last loop.                                                                                                  Round 2       mesh stick: #3 kn   Row 2       mesh stick: #3 kn Net 1 knot in next loop, net 4 loops together, *Net 1 knot in each loop for 5 loops, net 4 loops together*; repeat from * to *.   *Net 1 knot in each loop for 5 loops, net 4 loops together*; repeat from * to * ending with net 1 knot in each loop for 6 loops.   Round 3       mesh stick: #3 kn   Row 3       mesh stick: #3 kn Net 1 knot in each loop.   Net 1 knot in each loop.

The amount of increase can vary depending on:
1. How many loops you net 1 knot into in round/row 1. (In the sample there are 3)

2. How many knots you tie in loop with multiple knots in it in round/row 1. (In the sample there are 6)

3. How many loops you net together in round/row 2. (In the sample there are 4)

The number of loops needed in round/row 1 varies depending on the answers to questions 1 and 3.

Number of Loops Needed for This Stitch:  – For a Round: multiple of 2 loops  – For a Row: multiple of 2 loops Sample: began with 10 loops began with 3 rows of plain netting over #3 kn used this thread DMC 20 Cordonnet special thread Sources For This Stitch: Some of my grandmother’s doilies. Instructions for the Sample Pictured Above Circular Netting   Diamond-mesh Netting Round 1       mesh stick: 3/8″   Row 1       mesh stick: 3/8″ Net one knot in each loop.   Net one knot in each loop.   Round 2       mesh stick: 3/8″   Row 2       mesh stick: 3/8″ Without mesh stick net together loop formed by CK and loop to the right of CK, in same loop, now using mesh stick net 2 more knots, *net next 2 loops together, in same loops net 2 more knots (total 3 knots in 2 loops)*; repeat from * to *.   Net 2 loops together, in same loops net 2 more knots (total 3 knots in 2 loops); repeat.                                                                                                                       Round 3       mesh stick: #3 kn   Row 3       mesh stick: #3 kn Net one knot in each loop.   Net one knot in each loop.

NOTE:
The amount of increase can vary depending on how many knots are net in 2 loops in round/row 2. Any number greater than 2 will increase the number of loops.

Number of Loops Needed for This Stitch:  – For a Round: multiple of 5 loops  – For a Row: multiple of 5 loops + 3 loop The number of loops listed assumes that cupid stitches are started 3 loops apart. Sample: began with 18 loops began with 3 rows of plain netting over #3 kn used this thread DMC 20 Cordonnet special thread Sources For This Stitch: currently unknown Instructions for the Sample Pictured Above Circular Netting   Diamond-mesh Netting Round 1       mesh stick: #4 kn   Row 1       mesh stick: #4 kn Net 3 knots in next loop, net 3 knots in next loop, net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops; repeat.                                                                                              Net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops, *net 3 knots in each loop for 2 loops, net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops*; repeat from * to *.   Round 2       mesh stick: #4 kn   Row 2       mesh stick: #4 kn Net 1 knot in each loop.   Net 1 knot in each loop.   Round 3       mesh stick: #4 kn   Row 3       mesh stick: #4 kn Net 1 knot in each loop for 2 loops, *net 4 loops together, net 1 knot in each loop for 5 loops*; repeat from * to *.   Net 1 knot in each loop for 4 loops, *net 4 loops together, net 1 knot in each loop for 5 loops*; repeat from * to *, ending net 1 knot in each loop for 4 loops.

NOTE:
The amount of increase can vary depending on how close the cupid stitches are placed in round/row 1, (sample has them start 3 loops apart) and how many rows are done with the cupid stitch.

Number of loops needed in round/row to begin stitch varies depending on how close the cupid stitches are placed in round/row 1.

For circular netting this stitch requires a multiple of 2 loops plus the number of loops between the cupid stitches (eg. 2 + 3=5).

For diamond mesh netting this stitch requires the same number as for circular netting plus the number of loops between the cupid stitches (eg. Multiple of (2 + 3) + 3=8, or 13, or 18).