Butterfly Scales

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  • Row 1 (RS): K2tog, k2, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k2, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ssk.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24: Purl.
  • Row 3: K2tog, k3, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k3, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ssk.
  • Row 5: K2tog, k4, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k4, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k4, repeat from * to last 2 sts, ssk.
  • Row 7: K2tog, yo, *k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, repeat from * to last 17 sts, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, yo, ssk (multiple of 16 sts, plus 17).
  • Row 9: K2tog, yo, *k2, [k2tog, yo] twice, k1, [yo, ssk] twice, k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, repeat from * to last 15 sts, k2, [k2tog, yo] twice, k1, [yo, ssk] twice, k2, yo, ssk.
  • Row 11: K2, *k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k3, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k4, repeat from * to last 15 sts, k1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k3, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k3 (multiple of 18 sts, plus 19).
  • Row 13: *K2, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Row 15: *K1, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Row 17: K2tog, yo, *1/1 RC, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, repeat from * to last 17 sts, 1/1 RC, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk.
  • Row 19: *K1, ssk, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 16 sts, plus 1).
  • Row 21: *K1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k2, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Row 23: *K2, yo, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 18 sts, plus 1).