Thistle Leaf Pattern .. simpler instructions, same

From A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker. Repeat position changed, simplified the instructions.

Shown with a cast-on count of 31 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, and 27 (WS): Purl.
  • Row 2: Ssk, *ssk, [yo, k1] 3 times, yo, k2tog, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 9 sts, ssk, [yo, k1] 3 times, yo, k2tog, ssk.
  • Rows 4 and 28: Ssk, *k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog.
  • Row 6: Ssk, *k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, k2tog.
  • Row 8: Ssk, *k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, k2tog.
  • Row 10: Ssk, *yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 9 sts, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog.
  • Rows 12 and 26: Ssk, *yo, k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 4 sts, yo, k2, yo, k2tog.
  • Rows 14 and 18: K1, *yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k1, repeat from *.
  • Row 16: K1, *yo, k1, yo, k2tog, sl1-k2tog-psso, ssk, [yo, k1] twice, repeat from *.
  • Row 20: K1, *k1, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k2, repeat from *.
  • Row 22: K1, *k2, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k3, repeat from *.
  • Row 24: K1, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from *.