Lotus Pattern

I found this free pattern in Knitting Daily.
I guess it looks somewhat like little lotus petals

 The trick with knitting LACE is to find a rythm in the pattern.
 This one was at first really hard. I did not know the stitches and the rythm was hiding
 So first I looked all over (internet) for a knitting dictionary. I am german and learned knitting in Germany. English patterns have english abbreviations which need to be discovered.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-glossary

Ah the wonders of the internet! the solution is only a few key strokes away.

 Second I try out the pattern with the yarn I like. It never is the yarn that is recommended. I don't know why, it just is that way.

 While I am knitting it for the first time I make notes on the sheet to mark my rythm.

The lotus pattern, for example looked like this:

Rows 1-5: Knit.
Row 6 (WS): P1, *yo, p3, sl 2, p1, p2sso, p3, yo, p1; rep from *.
Row 7: K2, *yo, k2, sl 2, k1, p2sso, k2, yo, k3; rep from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 8: P3, *yo, p1, sl 2, p1, p2sso, p1, yo, p5; rep from *, end last repeat p3.
Row 9: K4, *yo, sl 2, k1, p2sso, yo, k7; rep from *, end last repeat k4.
Row 10: P2, *k2, p3; rep from *, end last repeat p2.
Row 11: K1, *yo, ssk, p1, yo, sl 2, k1, p2sso, yo, p1, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from *.
Row 12: P3, *k1, p3, k1, p5; rep from *, end last repeat p3.
Row 13: K2, *yo, ssk, yo, sl 2, k1, p2sso, yo, k2tog, yo, k3; rep from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 14: P2, *k1, p5, k1, p3; rep from *, end last repeat p2.
Row 15: K2, *p1, k1, yo, sl 2, k1, p2sso, yo, k1, p1, k3; rep from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 16: Work as for Row 14.
Repeat Rows 1-16.

My final version that I am using every day has the rythm marks on it und looks more like this:
Rows 1-5: Knit.
Row 6 (WS): P1, *yo, p3, (sl 2, p1, p2sso) p3, yo, p1; rep from *.
Row 7: K2, *yo, k2, (sl 2, k1, p2sso) k2, yo, k3; rep from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 8: P3, *yo, p1, (sl 2, p1, p2sso) p1, yo, p5; rep from *, end last repeat p3.
Row 9: K4, *yo, (sl 2, k1, p2sso) yo, k7; rep from *, end last repeat k4.
Row 10: P2, *k2, p3; rep from *, end last repeat p2.
Row 11: K1, *yo, ssk, p1, yo, (sl 2, k1, p2sso) yo, p1, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from *.
Row 12: P3, *k1, p3, k1, p5; rep from *, end last repeat p3.
Row 13: K2, *yo, ssk, yo, (sl 2, k1, p2sso)) yo, k2tog, yo, k3; rep from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 14: P2, *k1, p5, k1, p3; rep from *, end last repeat p2.
Row 15: K2, *p1, k1, yo, (sl 2, k1, p2sso) yo, k1, p1, k3; rep from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 16: Work as for Row 14.
Repeat Rows 1-16.

Now you can see the pattern.
The stiches in parenthesis are the streight bars inbetween the lotus petals

still knitting, image comming soon!