Old shale corner - a clever trick

Repeat rows 16 - 31 as long as you want Row 34: transition Row 38 and 42: setup for the new repeat paradigm Repeat 44 - 59 with the last full repeat of old shale growing out just like on the other side

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  • Row 1 (WS): P3.
  • Row 2: [Yo, k1] 3 times (6 sts).
  • Rows 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, and 59: Knit.
  • Rows 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, and 56: Knit.
  • Rows 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, and 57: Purl.
  • Row 6: [Yo, k1] 6 times (12 sts).
  • Row 10: [K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (15 sts).
  • Row 14: [K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times (21 sts).
  • Row 18: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 3 sts, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 6).
  • Row 22: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 6 sts, [yo, k1] 6 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 12).
  • Row 26: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 12 sts, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 15).
  • Row 30: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 15 sts, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 21).
  • Row 34: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 21 sts, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 12 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 33).
  • Row 38: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 15 sts, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 21).
  • Row 42: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 21 sts, [yo, k1] 12 times, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 33).
  • Row 46: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 33 sts, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [k2tog] 6 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 39).
  • Row 50: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 39 sts, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 12 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [k2tog] 6 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 51).
  • Row 54: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 33 sts, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [k2tog] 6 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 39).
  • Row 58: *[K2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] 3 times, repeat from * to last 39 sts, [yo, k1] 12 times, [k2tog] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [yo, k1] 3 times, [k2tog] 6 times, [yo, k1] 3 times (multiple of 18 sts, plus 51).
  • Repeat rows 16-31.