Russian Roses
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Recommended left-leaning k3tog: Separately slip the next two stitches knit-wise on to the right needle and knit them together as if making an ssk-stitch. Then slip that stitch back onto the left needle purl-wise, and pull the next unworked stitch on the left needle over it. Slip the whole thing back onto the right needle purl-wise and continue knitting. It should look like the mirror-opposite of your typical sl1-k2tog-psso stitch.
Recommended k5tog: Separately slip the next two stitches knit-wise …
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Recommended left-leaning k3tog: Separately slip the next two stitches knit-wise on to the right needle and knit them together as if making an ssk-stitch. Then slip that stitch back onto the left needle purl-wise, and pull the next unworked stitch on the left needle over it. Slip the whole thing back onto the right needle purl-wise and continue knitting. It should look like the mirror-opposite of your typical sl1-k2tog-psso stitch.
Recommended k5tog: Separately slip the next two stitches knit-wise on to the right needle. Knit the next 3 stitches on the left needle together. Pass the two slipped stitches over that stitch.
Shown with a cast-on count of 29 stitches.
- Round 1: [K1, yo, k1, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k1, yo] twice, k1.
- Round 2: K1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2tog, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, ssk, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1 (27 sts).
- Round 3: K1, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1 (29 sts).
- Round 4: K1, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, sl1 wyib, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k1.
- Round 5: K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
- Round 6: K1, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, ssk, k1, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, yo, sl1 wyib, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, k1.
- Round 7: K1, yo, k3, yo, ssk, yo, k1, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, ssk, yo, k5tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1 (27 sts).
- Round 8: K1, yo, ssk, k3, yo, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k5tog, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1 (23 sts).
- Round 9: K1, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k1 (21 sts).
- Round 10: K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1.
- Round 11: K1, yo, k1, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k1 (23 sts).
- Round 12: K1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1 (27 sts).
- Round 13: K1, yo, ssk, k2, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k1 (29 sts).
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