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Increase Decrease Smocking

Multiple of 18 stitches plus 1 additional stitch

 

Repeat Rows 1 - 36.

Row #SideColorBegin RowRepeatRepeat From *End Row
1W-p2*k5, p5, k5, yo, p3, pass yo over the 3 purl stitches*k5, p5, k5, p2
2R- (k1-b, k1) in same stitch *k1, p5, ssk, k1, k2-tog, p5, k1, DI *k1, p5, ssk, k1, k2-tog, p5, k1, (k1-b, k1) in same stitch
3W-P3*k5, p3, k5, p5*k5, p3, k5, p3
4R-(k1-b, k1) in same stitch *k2, p5, sl 2-k1-p2sso, p5, k2, DI *k2, p5, sl 2-k1-p2sso, p5, k2, (k1-b, k1) in last stitch
5W-K1*p3, k11, p3, k1* 
6R-p1*M1-p, k2, ssk, p9, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p1* 
7W-K2*p3, k9, p3, k3*p3, k9, p3, k2
8R-p2*M1-p, k2, ssk, p7, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p3*M1-p, k2, ssk, p7, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p2
9W-K3*p3, k7, p3, k5*p3, k7, p3, k3
10R-p3*M1-p, k2, ssk, p5, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p5*M1-p, k2, ssk, p5, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p3
11W-K4*p3, k5, p3, k7*p3, k5, p3, k4
12R-p4*M1-p, k2, ssk, p3, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p7 *M1-p, k2, ssk, p3, k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p4
13W-K5*p3, k3, p3, k9*p3, k3, p3, k5
14R-p5*M1-p, k2, ssk, p1, k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p9 *M1-p, k2, ssk, p1, k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p5
15W-K6*p3, k1, p3, k11*p3, k1, p3, k6
16R-(k1-b, k1) in same stitch *p5, k2, sl 1- k2 tog-psso, k2, p5, DI*p5, k2, sl 1- k2 tog-psso, k2, p5, (k1-b, k1) in last stitch
17W-P2*k5, p5, k5, p3*k5, p5, k5, p2
18R-k1*M1-k, k1, p5, k1, sl 2-k1-p2sso, k1, p5, k1, M1-k, k1* 
19W-p3*k5, yo, p3, pass yo over the 3 purl stitches, k5, p5 *k5, yo, p3, pass yo over the 3 purl stitches, k5, p3
20R-k1*k2-tog, p5, k1, DI, k1, p5, ssk, k1* 
21W-P2*k5, p5, k5, p3 *k5, p5, k5, p2
22R-k2-tog*p5, k2, DI, k2, p5, sl 2-k1-p2sso*p5, k2, DI, k2, p5, ssk
23W-K6*p3, k1, p3, k11 *p3, k1, p3, k6
24R-p5*k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p1, M1-p, k2, ssk, p9*k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p1, M1-p, k2, ssk, p5
25W-K5*p3, k3, p3, k9*p3, k3, p3, k5
26R-p4*k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p3, M1-p, k2, ssk, p7*k2-tog, k2, M1-p, p3, M1-p, k2, ssk, p4
27W-K4*p3, k5, p3, k7 *p3, k5, p3, k4
28R-p3*k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p5, M1-p, k2, ssk, p5 *k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p5, M1-p, k2, ssk, p3
29W-K3*p3, k7, p3, k5 *p3, k7, p3, k3
30R-p2*k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p7, M1-p, k2, ssk, p3 *k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p7, M1-p, k2, ssk, p2
31W-K2*p3, k9, p3, k3 *p3, k9, p3, k2
32R-p1*k2 tog, k2, M1-p, p9, M1-p, k2, ssk, p1* 
33W-K1*p3, k11, p3, k1 * 
34R-K2 tog *k2, p5, DI, p5, k2, sl 1-k2 tog-psso *k2, p5, DI, p5, k2, ssk
35W-P3*k5, p3, k5, p5 *k5, p3, k5, p3
36R-ssk*k1, p5, (k1, M1-k) twice, k1, p5, k1, sl 2-k1-p2sso *k1, p5, (k1, M1-k) twice, k1, p5, k1, k2-tog

  Additional Instructions and Notes
Make 1 purled (M1-p)Insert needle from behind under the running thread between the stitch just worked and the next one. Purl this thread
Make 1 knitted (M1-k)Insert needle from behind under the running thread between the stitch just worked and the next one. Knit this thread
Double Increase (DI)Left Cross Decrease (LC-D): slip 2 stitches to dpn and hold in front; p1; k2-tog from dpn

 

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