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Shown with a cast-on count of 81 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 (RS): K2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16: P1, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2.
  • Row 18: [Drop st] 16 times, p65 (65 sts).
  • Rows 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, and 63: K65.
  • Rows 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, and 62: P65.
  • Rows 21, 29, and 37: K2, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k2.
  • Rows 25, 33, and 41: K5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5, MB, k5.