butterflies and daisies (top down)
Produces a row of butterflies among a field of daisies. The 3 extra stitches in rows 7-9 represent a 3st bobble for the center of the flower in row 8. You can work as written, but I like it better with the small bobble.
Shown with a cast-on count of 25 stitches.
- Rows 1, 3, and 5 (WS): Purl.
- Row 2: K2, yo, k1, sl2-k1-p2sso, k1, *yo, k3, yo, k1, sl2-k1-p2sso, k1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, yo, k2.
- Row 4: K3, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, *k5, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
- Row 6: K6, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
- Row 7: P3, *p5, (p1, k1, p1) in next st, p2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p6 (multiple of 10 sts, plus 9).
- Row 8: K6, *yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
- Row 9: P3, *p5, sl2-k1-p2sso, p2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, p6 (multiple of 8 sts, plus 9).
- Row 10: K6, *ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3.
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