Tortoise stitch

Mon Tricot 900 Stitches Patterns p.88

Tortoise stitch is another name for fleurette stitch.

Shown with a cast-on count of 19 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (RS): *K1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12: Purl.
  • Rows 3 and 9: *K2, yo, k3, yo, k1, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 8 sts, plus 1).
  • Row 5: K2tog, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, repeat from * to last 7 sts, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, ssk (multiple of 6 sts, plus 7).
  • Row 7: *K1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last st, k1.
  • Row 11: *K1, k2tog, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last st, k1 (multiple of 6 sts, plus 1).