Fischschuppen mit Bündchen

Attention: I am not absolutely sure about my translation from "old" German knitting terms to stitch map knitting terms. This stitch map is not test knit.

This is based on a very old stitch pattern "Fischschuppen" from the book Die wohlerfahrene und elegante Strickerin" (published 1843). I added a transition part (rows 7-14) to start the cuff pattern (k1 tbl p1). You may add as many cuff rows as needed. For this example I added rows 15-20.

Variation: I would substitute sssk by p3tog.

Shown with a cast-on count of 42 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Round 1: *K2, yo, ssk, p1, yo, k6, sl1-k2tog-psso, k6, yo, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 2: *K2tog, yo, k2, p1, k1, yo, k5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, yo, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 3: *K2, yo, ssk, p1, k2, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, k2, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 4: *K2tog, yo, k2, p1, k3, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k3, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 5: *K2, yo, ssk, p1, k4, yo, k2, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2, yo, k4, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 6: *K2tog, yo, k2, p1, k5, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k5, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 7: *K2tog tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, yo, k6, sl1-k2tog-psso, k6, yo, p1, repeat from * (multiple of 20 sts).
  • Round 8: *K1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1, yo, k5, sl1-k2tog-psso, k5, yo, k1, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 9: *K1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, yo, k4, sl1-k2tog-psso, k4, yo, p1, k1 tbl, p1, repeat from *.
  • Rounds 10-11: *K1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, yo, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 12: *K1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, yo, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, repeat from *.
  • Round 13: *K1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, sl1-k2tog-psso, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, repeat from * (multiple of 18 sts).
  • Round 14: *K1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, k1 tbl, p1, repeat from *.
  • Rounds 15-20: *K1 tbl, p1, repeat from *.
  • Repeat rounds 1-6.