Alsacian Scallops

From Knitting Counterpanes* by Mary Walker Phillips.


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Shown with a cast-on count of 45 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1 and 3 (WS): Knit.
  • Row 2: Purl.
  • Row 4: K1, *yo, k21, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (multiple of 22 sts, plus 3).
  • Row 5: P2, *[p1, k3] 5 times, p2, repeat from * to last st, p1.
  • Row 6: K1, *k1, yo, k1, [p3, k1] 5 times, yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (multiple of 24 sts, plus 3).
  • Row 7: P2, *p2, [k3, p1] 5 times, p2, repeat from * to last st, p1.
  • Row 8: K1, *[k1, yo] twice, [ssk, p2] 5 times, [k1, yo] twice, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (multiple of 23 sts, plus 3).
  • Row 9: P2, *p4, [k2, p1] 5 times, p4, repeat from * to last st, p1.
  • Row 10: K1, *[k1, yo] 4 times, [ssk, p1] 5 times, [k1, yo] 4 times, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (multiple of 26 sts, plus 3).
  • Row 11: P2, *p8, [k1, p1] 5 times, p8, repeat from * to last st, p1.
  • Row 12: K1, *k8, [ssk] 5 times, k8, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (multiple of 21 sts, plus 3).
  • Row 13: P2, *p8, wrap 4 sts, p9, repeat from * to last st, p1.
  • Row 14: Knit.