Cockle Shells
Based on the pattern from OddKnits (www.oddknit.com/patterns/beach/cockleshell.html). Real cockle shells, like all bivalves, are asymmetric so I'm trying to alter the pattern to make it asymmetric, too. Entered the pattern to check stitch counts and that ridge alignment, but haven't tried knitting it yet.
Shown with a cast-on count of 0 stitches.
- Row 0 (RS): CO 41 sts (41 sts).
- Row 1: [K1, p3] 9 times, turn (36 sts).
- Row 2: [K3, p1] 7 times, k3, turn (31 sts).
- Row 3: [P3, k1] 5 times, p3, turn (23 sts).
- Row 4: [K3, p1] 4 times, k3, turn (19 sts).
- Row 5: [P3, k1] twice, p3, turn (11 sts).
- Row 7: K3, p1, k3, turn (7 sts).
- Row 8: [P3, k1] 7 times (28 sts).
- Row 9: [P1, k2tog twisted, k1] 10 times, p1 (31 sts).
- Row 10: [K1, p2] 8 times, turn (24 sts).
- Row 11: [K2, p1] 5 times, k2, turn (17 sts).
- Row 12: [P2, k1] 3 times, p2, turn (11 sts).
- Row 13: [K2, p1] twice, k2, turn (8 sts).
- Row 14: K2, p1, k2, turn (5 sts).
- Row 16: [P2, k1] 5 times (15 sts).
- Row 17: [P1, k2tog twisted] 10 times, p1 (21 sts).
- Row 18: [K1, p1] 9 times, turn (18 sts).
- Row 19: [K1, p1] 7 times, k1, turn (15 sts).
- Row 20: [P1, k1] 4 times, p1, turn (9 sts).
- Row 21: [K1, p1] 3 times, k1, turn (7 sts).
- Row 22: [P1, k1] 6 times, p1, k3tog (14 sts).
- Row 23: BO 2 sts, [k1, p1] 8 times (17 sts).
- Row 24: [K1, k2tog] 5 times, k2tog (11 sts).
- Rows 25 and 27: Purl.
- Row 26: [K2tog] 4 times, k3tog (5 sts).
- Row 28: BO (0 sts).
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