Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work

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

"Cast on 113 stitches." (15 sts per repeat times 7 repeats = 105 sts, so 8 sts left over for the edges.)

Notes:

  • k2tog-tbl is used consistently for the middle of the centered shield, but less consistently for the shields formed where the repeats meet.

Shown with a cast-on count of 30 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Rows 1 and 3 (RS): *K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, repeat from *.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28: Purl.
  • Row 5: *K2tog, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, repeat from *.
  • Row 7: *K2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, repeat from *.
  • Row 9: *K2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, repeat from *.
  • Row 11: *K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, k4, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from * (multiple of 16 sts).
  • Rows 13, 15, and 17: *K1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, k2tog tbl, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, repeat from *.
  • Row 19: *K2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, k2tog tbl, k2, yo, k2tog, yo, k2, repeat from *.
  • Row 21: *K3, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, k2tog tbl, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, repeat from *.
  • Row 23: *K4, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k2tog tbl, yo, k2tog, yo, k4, repeat from *.
  • Row 25: *K2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, repeat from * (multiple of 15 sts).
  • Row 27: *K2tog tbl, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, repeat from *.