Leaf Pattern for Half-Square Shawl

From the Project Gutenberg version of Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee.

"Cast on 3 stitches."

Notes:

  • The first pattern row (row 9 in the map) has a stray "make 1" at the end. It's not needed, and throws the stitch count off.
  • Mrs Mee claims that rows 11-20 are the repeat rows. This isn't quite accurate, because row 19 (row 27 in the map) isn't formatted for repeating. A …

From the Project Gutenberg version of Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee.

"Cast on 3 stitches."

Notes:

  • The first pattern row (row 9 in the map) has a stray "make 1" at the end. It's not needed, and throws the stitch count off.
  • Mrs Mee claims that rows 11-20 are the repeat rows. This isn't quite accurate, because row 19 (row 27 in the map) isn't formatted for repeating. A human would be fine with it, because at that point, the pattern is set, but the map needs things spelled out a bit more.

Shown with a cast-on count of 3 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 0 (WS): Yo, p3 (4 sts).
  • Row 1: Yo, knit (5 sts).
  • Row 2: Yo, purl (6 sts).
  • Row 3: Yo, knit (7 sts).
  • Row 4: Yo, purl (8 sts).
  • Row 5: Yo, knit (9 sts).
  • Row 6: Yo, purl (10 sts).
  • Row 7: Yo, knit (11 sts).
  • Row 8: Yo, purl (12 sts).
  • Row 9: Yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog, k1 (13 sts).
  • Row 10: Yo, purl (14 sts).
  • Row 11: Yo, k1, k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, k2tog, k2 (15 sts).
  • Row 12: Yo, purl (16 sts).
  • Row 13: Yo, k2, k2tog, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, k2tog, k3 (17 sts).
  • Row 14: Yo, purl (18 sts).
  • Row 15: Yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, k4 (19 sts).
  • Row 16: Yo, purl (20 sts).
  • Row 17: Yo, k5, yo, k3, k2tog, k4, yo, knit (22 sts).
  • Row 18: Yo, purl (23 sts).
  • Row 19: Yo, *k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (24 sts).
  • Row 20: Yo, purl (25 sts).
  • Row 21: Yo, k1, *k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, k2tog, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (26 sts).
  • Row 22: Yo, purl (27 sts).
  • Row 23: Yo, k2, *k2tog, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, k2tog, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3 (28 sts).
  • Row 24: Yo, purl (29 sts).
  • Row 25: Yo, k3, *k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4 (30 sts).
  • Row 26: Yo, purl (31 sts).
  • Row 27: Yo, k5, yo, k3, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, k4, yo, k6 (33 sts).
  • Row 28: Yo, purl (34 sts).
  • Row 29: Yo, *k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, k2tog, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 11 sts, plus 2).
  • Rows 30, 32, 34, 36, and 38: Yo, purl (1 more st).
  • Row 31: Yo, k1, *k2tog, k2, yo, k3, yo, k2, k2tog, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2 (multiple of 11 sts, plus 4).
  • Row 33: Yo, k2, *k2tog, k1, yo, k5, yo, k1, k2tog, repeat from * to last 3 sts, k3 (multiple of 11 sts, plus 6).
  • Row 35: Yo, k3, *k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4 (multiple of 11 sts, plus 8).
  • Row 37: Yo, k5, yo, k3, *k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 12 sts, k2tog, k4, yo, k6 (multiple of 11 sts, plus 22).
  • Repeat rows 29-38.