Non-lacy dragon scales (make 1 RL)

Unvented. Inspired by Barbara Walker's dragon skin pattern, modified to be worked top down.

This is basically Lacy dragon scales, modified to use less open increases.

For the purposes of this map, it's M1R and M1L, which are worked into the strand between the stitches. These could also be done as

Knitter's choice!

Shown with a cast-on count of 67 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K2tog, k5, M1R, k1, M1L, k2, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, M1R, k1, M1L, k5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, M1R, k1, M1L, k2, repeat from * to last 13 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, M1R, k1, M1L, k5, ssk.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12: Purl.
  • Row 3: K2tog, k4, M1R, k3, M1L, k1, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, M1R, k3, M1L, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, M1R, k3, M1L, k1, repeat from * to last 13 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, M1R, k3, M1L, k4, ssk.
  • Row 5: K2tog, k3, M1R, k5, M1L, *sl1-k2tog-psso, M1R, k5, M1L, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, M1R, k5, M1L, repeat from * to last 13 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, M1R, k5, M1L, k3, ssk.
  • Row 7: K2tog, k2, M1R, k1, M1L, k5, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, M1R, k1, M1L, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, M1R, k1, M1L, k5, repeat from * to last 13 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, M1R, k1, M1L, k2, ssk.
  • Row 9: K2tog, k1, M1R, k3, M1L, k4, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, M1R, k3, M1L, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, M1R, k3, M1L, k4, repeat from * to last 13 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, M1R, k3, M1L, k1, ssk.
  • Row 11: K2tog, M1R, k5, M1L, k3, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, M1R, k5, M1L, sl1-k2tog-psso, M1R, k5, M1L, k3, repeat from * to last 13 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, M1R, k5, M1L, ssk.
  • Repeat rows 1-12.