Celtic knot

From Viking Patterns for Knitting by Elsebeth Lavold. See also this blog post.

Shown with a cast-on count of 14 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (WS): Knit.
  • Row 2: P7, incL, incR, p7 (16 sts).
  • Row 3: K7, p2, k7.
  • Row 4: P7, k1, incL, incR, k1, p7 (18 sts).
  • Rows 5 and 27: K7, p4, k7.
  • Rows 6 and 22: P5, 2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC, p5.
  • Rows 7, 9, 23, and 25: K5, p2, k4, p2, k5.
  • Rows 8 and 24: P5, k2, p4, k2, p5.
  • Row 10: P3, incL, incR, p2, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p2, incL, incR, p3 (22 sts).
  • Row 11: K3, p2, k4, p4, k4, p2, k3.
  • Row 12: P3, k1, incL, incR, k1, p4, 2/2 RC, p4, k1, incL, incR, k1, p3 (26 sts).
  • Rows 13 and 19: K3, [p4, k4] twice, p4, k3.
  • Row 14: P1, [2/2 RPC, 2/2 LPC] 3 times, p1.
  • Rows 15 and 17: K1, p2, [k4, p4] twice, k4, p2, k1.
  • Row 16: P1, k2, p4, [2/2 LC, p4] twice, k2, p1.
  • Row 18: P1, [2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC] 3 times, p1.
  • Row 20: P3, ssk, k2tog, p4, 2/2 RC, p4, ssk, k2tog, p3 (22 sts).
  • Row 21: K2, k2tog, ssk, k3, p4, k3, k2tog, ssk, k2 (18 sts).
  • Row 26: P5, 2/2 LPC, 2/2 RPC, p5.
  • Row 28: P7, ssk, k2tog, p7 (16 sts).
  • Row 29: K6, k2tog, ssk, k6 (14 sts).
  • Row 30: Purl.