Dahlia Centre

From Tessa Lorant's Collection of Knitted Lace Edgings*. See also this Ravelry post.

The swatch photo shows this center finished off with Spider Edging, revised.


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Shown with a cast-on count of 2 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rounds 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, and 49: Knit.
  • Round 2: *Yo, k1, repeat from * (multiple of 2 sts).
  • Round 4: *K1, yo, repeat from * (multiple of 2 sts).
  • Round 6: *K2, yo, k1, yo, k1, repeat from * (multiple of 6 sts).
  • Round 8: *K3, yo, k1, yo, k2, repeat from * (multiple of 8 sts).
  • Round 10: *K4, yo, k1, yo, k3, repeat from * (multiple of 10 sts).
  • Round 12: *K5, yo, k1, yo, k4, repeat from * (multiple of 12 sts).
  • Round 14: *K6, yo, k1, yo, k5, repeat from * (multiple of 14 sts).
  • Round 16: *Ssk, k1, k2tog, [yo, k1] 4 times, yo, k1, yo, k2, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 17 sts).
  • Round 18: *Sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, repeat from * (multiple of 19 sts).
  • Round 20: *Ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 21 sts).
  • Round 22: *Sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, k4, yo, k1, yo, k4, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, repeat from * (multiple of 23 sts).
  • Round 24: *Ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 25 sts).
  • Round 26: *Sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, k6, yo, k1, yo, k6, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, repeat from * (multiple of 27 sts).
  • Round 28: *Yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k11, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 26 sts).
  • Round 30: *Yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k9, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, repeat from *.
  • Round 32: *Yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from *.
  • Round 34: *[Yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] twice, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, repeat from *.
  • Round 36: *[Yo, k1, yo, k2tog] twice, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 28 sts).
  • Round 38: *[Yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] twice, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, repeat from * (multiple of 30 sts).
  • Round 40: *Yo, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] twice, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 32 sts).
  • Round 42: *Yo, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] 3 times, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, [ssk] 3 times, yo, k1, yo, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from *.
  • Round 44: *Yo, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] 4 times, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, k1, k3tog, repeat from *.
  • Round 46: *Yo, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] 5 times, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 34 sts).
  • Round 48: *Yo, k1, yo, k2tog, [yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso] 6 times, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * (multiple of 36 sts).
  • Round 50: *K6, [M1L, k12] twice, M1L, k6, repeat from * (multiple of 39 sts).