Butterfly

A single-motif version of Liblikakiri (“Butterfly Pattern”) that appears in Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush. See also this blog post.

Shown with a cast-on count of 13 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1 and 25 (RS): Knit.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26: Purl.
  • Row 3: 3/3 RC, k1, 3/3 LC.
  • Row 5: K2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk.
  • Row 7: K2tog, [k3, yo] twice, k3, ssk.
  • Row 9: K2tog, k2, yo, [k1, 1-to-5 inc] twice, k1, yo, k2, ssk (21 sts).
  • Row 10: P5, p5tog, p1, p5tog, p5 (13 sts).
  • Row 11: K2tog, k1, yo, k1, 1-to-5 inc, k3, 1-to-5 inc, k1, yo, k1, ssk (21 sts).
  • Row 12: P4, p5tog, p3, p5tog, p4 (13 sts).
  • Row 13: K2tog, yo, k1, 1-to-5 inc, k5, 1-to-5 inc, k1, yo, ssk (21 sts).
  • Row 14: P3, p5tog, p5, p5tog, p3 (13 sts).
  • Row 15: K2, 1-to-5 inc, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, 1-to-5 inc, k2 (21 sts).
  • Row 16: P2, p5tog, p7, p5tog, p2 (13 sts).
  • Rows 17 and 21: K4, [k2tog, yo] twice, k5.
  • Row 19: K3, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k4.
  • Row 23: K5, k2tog, yo, k6.