Fir Cone with emphasis on decreases

Shifting Razor Shell’s yarn overs and decreases every few pattern rows results in Fir Cone, another traditional Shetland pattern.

Changed decreases to make a vertical line instead of being feathered.

Shown with a cast-on count of 31 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 (RS): K1, *yo, k3, sl2-k1-p2sso, k3, yo, k1, repeat from *.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16: Purl.
  • Rows 9, 11, 13, and 15: Ssk, k3, yo, k1, *yo, k3, sl2-k1-p2sso, k3, yo, k1, repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, k3, k2tog.