Liblikakiri

From Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush. See also Butterfly, and this blog post.

Shown with a cast-on count of 52 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): *3/3 RC, k1, 3/3 LC, k4, [k2tog, yo] twice, k5, repeat from *.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 16, 18, and 20: Purl.
  • Row 3: *K2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk, k3, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k4, repeat from *.
  • Row 5: *K2tog, [k3, yo] twice, k3, ssk, k4, [k2tog, yo] twice, k5, repeat from *.
  • Row 7: *K2tog, k2, yo, [k1, 1-to-5 inc] twice, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k6, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 8: *P18, p5tog, p1, p5tog, p5, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 9: *K2tog, k1, yo, k1, 1-to-5 inc, k3, 1-to-5 inc, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k13, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 10: *P17, p5tog, p3, p5tog, p4, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 11: *K2tog, yo, k1, 1-to-5 inc, k5, 1-to-5 inc, k1, yo, ssk, k13, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 12: *P16, p5tog, p5, p5tog, p3, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 13: *K2, 1-to-5 inc, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, 1-to-5 inc, k15, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 14: *P15, p5tog, p7, p5tog, p2, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 15: *K4, [k2tog, yo] twice, k5, 3/3 RC, k1, 3/3 LC, repeat from *.
  • Row 17: *K3, [k2tog, yo] 3 times, k4, k2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, ssk, repeat from *.
  • Row 19: *K4, [k2tog, yo] twice, k5, k2tog, [k3, yo] twice, k3, ssk, repeat from *.
  • Row 21: *K5, k2tog, yo, k6, k2tog, k2, yo, [k1, 1-to-5 inc] twice, k1, yo, k2, ssk, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 22: *P5, p5tog, p1, p5tog, p18, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 23: *K13, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, 1-to-5 inc, k3, 1-to-5 inc, k1, yo, k1, ssk, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 24: *P4, p5tog, p3, p5tog, p17, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 25: *K13, k2tog, yo, k1, 1-to-5 inc, k5, 1-to-5 inc, k1, yo, ssk, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 26: *P3, p5tog, p5, p5tog, p16, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Row 27: *K15, 1-to-5 inc, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, 1-to-5 inc, k2, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Row 28: *P2, p5tog, p7, p5tog, p15, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).