German Insertion

German Insertion from the Ladies' Guide to to Elegant Lace Patterns, Etc 1884. Updated versions of the edging, quilt and tidy patterns from the book can be found at http://www.knitting-and.com/ladies-guide/index.html

Shown with a cast-on count of 39 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): K3, yo, k2tog, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k4, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24: K39.
  • Row 3: K3, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 5: K3, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 7: K3, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 9: K3, yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k3.
  • Row 11: K3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 13: K3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 15: K3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 17: K3, yo, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 19: K3, yo, k2tog, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 21: K3, yo, k2tog, k6, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Row 23: K3, yo, k2tog, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, [k2tog] twice, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, k2tog, yo, k3.
  • Repeat rows 1-24.