Dragonfly
The basis for Dragonfly was encoding the letters as numbers, then charting the numbers on a grid as YOs. Then I added decreases and other features to end up with this design. more at this blog post
Shown with a cast-on count of 54 stitches.
Swatch photo uploaded by Gannet
- Row 1 (RS): Yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, *yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k2tog, k2, [yo] twice, k2, ssk, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last 9 sts, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo.
- Row 2: P8, k1, *[p8, k1] twice, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p9.
- Row 3: K1, ssk, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k2tog, k1, *k1, ssk, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k2tog, k2, ssk, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k2tog, k1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, ssk, [yo] twice, sl2-k1-p2sso, [yo] twice, k2tog, k1.
- Row 4: [P2, k1] twice, p3, *[p2, k1] twice, p5, k1, p2, k1, p3, repeat from * to last 9 sts, [p2, k1] twice, p3.
- Row 5: 1/1 RPC, p2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, ssk, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, p2, 1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC, p2, ssk, yo, k1, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, p2, 1/1 LPC.
- Row 6: P1, k3, p5, *p5, k3, p2, k3, p5, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p5, k3, p1.
- Row 7: K1, p2, 1/1 RPC, [k2tog, yo] twice, *[yo, ssk] twice, 1/1 LPC, p2, 1/1 RC, p2, 1/1 RPC, [k2tog, yo] twice, repeat from * to last 9 sts, [yo, ssk] twice, 1/1 LPC, p2, k1.
- Row 8: P1, k2, p1, k1, p3, k1, *p4, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, p3, k1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p4, k1, p1, k2, p1.
- Row 9: 1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC, p1, ssk, [yo] twice, ssk, *k2tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, p1, [1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC] twice, p1, ssk, [yo] twice, ssk, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k2tog, [yo] twice, k2tog, p1, 1/1 LPC, 1/1 RPC.
- Row 10: K1, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, *p4, [k2, p2] twice, k2, p1, k1, p2, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1.
- Row 11: P1, 1/1 LPC, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, *ssk, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p1, 1/1 RPC, p2, 1/1 LPC, p1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 9 sts, ssk, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p1, 1/1 RPC, p1.
- Row 12: K2, p1, k1, p5, *p5, k1, p1, k4, p1, k1, p5, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p5, k1, p1, k2.
- Row 13: P2, ssk, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k1, *k1, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p4, ssk, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, p2.
- Row 14: K2, p7, *p7, k4, p7, repeat from * to last 9 sts, p7, k2.
- Row 15: K1, yo, k2tog, k5, *1/1 RC, k5, ssk, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k2tog, k5, repeat from * to last 10 sts, 1/1 RC, k5, ssk, yo, k1.
- Row 16: Purl.
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