This is a doily by prolific lace knitting designer Herbert Niebling. The full pattern involves making 8 of these doilies, attaching them in a ring, filling the middle of the ring, and then adding a border.
For even-numbered rounds, knit the knits and yos, purl the purls, and knit through the back leg for all ktbls, M1Ls, kfbs, and the first stitch of each 1/1 RPT. Round 4 is shown: alternate between knits and purls to increase each triple yarn …
This is a doily by prolific lace knitting designer Herbert Niebling. The full pattern involves making 8 of these doilies, attaching them in a ring, filling the middle of the ring, and then adding a border.
For even-numbered rounds, knit the knits and yos, purl the purls, and knit through the back leg for all ktbls, M1Ls, kfbs, and the first stitch of each 1/1 RPT. Round 4 is shown: alternate between knits and purls to increase each triple yarn over into 11 stitches.
I didn't see other 5-into-1 decreases, so I just used k5tog everywhere. For the decreases above cabled sections, I recommend a centered decrease: sl3-ssk-p3sso. For the others, I recommend sl1-sl1-k3tog-p2sso.
This map is a WiP.
Shown with a cast-on count of 0 stitches.