Tortoise Insertion
Tortoise Insertion from the Ladies' Guide to to Elegant Lace Patterns, Etc 1884. Updated versions of the edging, quilt and tidy patterns from the book can be found at http://www.knitting-and.com/ladies-guide/index.html
Shown with a cast-on count of 31 stitches.
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- Row 1 (RS): P4, k9, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k9, p4.
- Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, and 38: P31.
- Row 3: P4, k8, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k8, p4.
- Row 5: P4, k7, ssk, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k7, p4.
- Row 7: P4, k6, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k6, p4.
- Row 9: P4, k5, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k5, p4.
- Row 11: P4, k4, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k4, p4.
- Row 13: P4, k3, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k3, p4.
- Row 15: P4, k2, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, p4.
- Row 17: P4, k1, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, p4.
- Row 19: P4, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k1, ssk, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, p4.
- Row 21: P4, k2, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, p4.
- Row 23: P4, k3, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, p4.
- Row 25: P4, k4, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, p4.
- Row 27: P4, k5, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, p4.
- Row 29: P4, k6, yo, ssk, k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k6, p4.
- Row 31: P4, k7, yo, ssk, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, k2tog, yo, k7, p4.
- Row 33: P4, k8, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k8, p4.
- Row 35: P4, k9, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k9, p4.
- Row 37: P4, k10, yo, k3tog, yo, k10, p4.
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