Cast on a multiple of 3. Knit without the edge stitches. Three-stitch repeat. Repeat rows: 3-11. Knit through the back leg, purl as follows: With the working yarn in front of the stitch, insert the right needle through the stitch from back to front, then move the working yarn under the right needle and pull it with the needle through the stitch. Note: The purl stitch that is worked this way sets up the knit stitch to be knitted through the back leg.
Note: This pattern knits differently: The width knits vertically. Cast on the number of stitches required for the height of your work. Knit the required width vertically and then turn your work horizontally. Knit tightly. Needles: U.S. no. 4 (3.5 mm).
Row 1: Slip 1, knit all the stitches.
Row 2: Slip 1, purl all the stitches.
Row 3: Knit 6 stitches as follows: *Slip 1 purlwise, knit 5, then, leaving the rest of the stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Back Side. The Back Side: Slip 1 purlwise, purl 5, turn your work over to the Front Side* repeat from * to * 5 more times. The Front Side: Slip 1, knit 8, then, leaving the rest of the stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Back Side. The Back Side: Slip 1, purl 5, then, leaving 3 stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Front Side. The Front Side: ***Slip 1, knit 5, then turn your work over to the Back Side. The Back Side: Slip 1, purl 5, then turn your work over to the Front Side* repeat from *** to * 4 more times, then—on the Front Side—slip 1, knit 8, then turn your work over to the Back Side. The Back Side: Slip 1 purlwise, purl 5, then, leaving 3 more stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Front Side*** repeat from *** to *** until the end of the row, until the last 6 stitches. The Front Side: Knit the last 6 stitches as follows: ****Slip 1, knit 5, then turn your work over to the Back Side. The Back Side: Slip 1, purl 5**** repeat from **** to **** 4 more times (i.e., 8 rows). At the last row, purl all the stitches until the end of the row, connecting the separate stitches in this row.
Row 4 (Front Side): For the design of this pattern, bind off all the stitches as follows: *knit 2 together through the back legs, then slip the received stitch from the right needle to the left one* repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
Row 5 (Back Side): Cast on the same number of stitches from the chain of bound off stitches as follows: *With the working yarn in front of the needle, pick up the back leg of each bound off stitch onto the right needle, inserting the needle from back to front, then move the working yarn under the needle and push it back through the stitch* repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
Row 6 (Front Side): Slip 1, knit all the stitches.
Row 7 (Back Side): Note: From row 7, start knitting on the Back Side as follows: *Slip 1, purl 5, then, leaving the rest of the stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Front Side. The Front Side: Slip 1, knit 5, then turn your work over to the Back Side* repeat from * to * 5 more times, then—on the Back Side—slip 1, purl 8, then, leaving the rest of the stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Front Side. The Front Side: Slip 1, knit 5, then, leaving 3 stitches on the left needle, turn your work over to the Back Side. The Back Side: ***Slip 1, purl 5, then turn your work over to the Front Side. The Front Side: Slip 1, knit 5, then turn your work over to the Back Side* repeat from *** to * 4 more times (i.e., 8 rows), then—on the Back Side—slip 1, purl 8, turn your work over to the Front Side. The Front Side: Slip 1, knit 5, then, leaving 3 more stitches on left needle, turn your work over to the Back Side*** repeat from *** to *** until the end of the row, until the last 6 stitches. The Back Side. Purl the last 6 stitches as follows: ****Slip 1, purl 5, then turn your work over to the Front Side. The Front Side: Slip 1, knit 5, then turn your work over to the Back Side**** repeat from **** to **** 3 more times (i.e. 6 rows). The Back Side: Slip 1, purl 5, then turn your work over to the Front Side.
Row 8 (Front Side): Slip 1, knit all the stitches, connecting the separate stitches in this row.
Row 9 (Back Side): For the design of this pattern, bind off all the stitches purlwise as follows: *purl 2 together as if to knit through the back legs: with the working yarn in front of the stitches, insert the right needle through both stitches from back to front, then move the working yarn under the right needle and pull it with the needle through the stitches, then slip the received stitch from the right needle to the left one* repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
Row 10 (Front Side): Cast on the same number of stitches from the chain of bound off stitches as follows: *with the working yarn behind your work, insert the right needle through the front leg of each stitch, from front to back, move the working yarn onto the needle and pull it through the stitch* repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
Row 11 (Back Side): Purl all the stitches.
Repeat rows: 3-11.
Note: At the end of your work, after the last row 8, work as follows: purl 1 extra row—row 9—for symmetry with rows 1-2, then bind off all the stitches knitwise the last time as follows: *knit 2 together through the back legs, then slip the received stitch from the right needle to the left one* repeat from * to * until the end of the row.
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