Starflower transition to 3-petaled flowers

circular modified from E. Freemann's Laminaria

Shown with a cast-on count of 48 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Round 1: K3, 3-to-3 gather, k1, 3-to-3 gather, *[k1, 3-to-3 gather] 4 times, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k1, 3-to-3 gather, k2.
  • Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26: Knit.
  • Round 3: K1, 3-to-3 gather, k1, 3-to-2 gather, k1, *3-to-2 gather, k1, 3-to-3 gather, k1, 3-to-3 gather, k1, 3-to-2 gather, k1, repeat from * to last 7 sts, 3-to-2 gather, k1, 3-to-3 gather (multiple of 14 sts, plus 14).
  • Round 5: K3, k3tog, 3-to-9 gather, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, 3-to-3 gather, k1, k3tog, 3-to-9 gather, repeat from * to last 5 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k2 (multiple of 16 sts, plus 16).
  • Round 7: K1, k3tog, k3, yo, k3, *yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, k3tog, k3, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k3, sl1-k2tog-psso (multiple of 14 sts, plus 14).
  • Round 9: K2, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k3, *yo, k1, yo, k3tog, sl2-k1-p2sso, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 5 sts, yo, k1, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, k1 (multiple of 12 sts, plus 14).
  • Rounds 11 and 27: K6, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, *k9, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k5.
  • Round 13: K1, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, *k3tog, 3-to-9 gather, sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, k3tog, (k1, yo, k1) in next st, k2 (multiple of 14 sts, plus 14).
  • Round 15: K2, yo, k2, ssk, k1, k2tog, *k3, yo, k3, yo, k3, ssk, k1, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5 sts, k2, yo, k3.
  • Round 17: K2, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, sl2-k1-p2sso, *sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, sl2-k1-p2sso, repeat from * to last 6 sts, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k3 (multiple of 12 sts, plus 14).
  • Round 19: K7, *k4, yo, sl2-k1-p2sso, yo, k5, repeat from * to last 7 sts, k7.
  • Round 21: Ssk, k1, k2tog, 3-to-9 gather, *sl1-k2tog-psso, k3, k3tog, 3-to-9 gather, repeat from * to last 6 sts, sl1-k2tog-psso, k1, k2tog (multiple of 14 sts, plus 15).
  • Round 23: K1, k2tog, k3, yo, k3, *yo, k3, ssk, k1, k2tog, k3, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k3, ssk, k1.
  • Round 25: K2, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k3, *yo, k1, yo, k3tog, sl2-k1-p2sso, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k1, yo, k3, repeat from * to last 6 sts, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, k2tog (multiple of 12 sts, plus 14).