*_*: repeat what is between asterisks. Drop 2 YOs, slip 1 st to the right needle, repeat 4 more times. When you have 5 slipped stitches on the right needle, you must slip them back to the left needle to knit them all together as follows: P1/K1/P1/K1/P1
Gauge Swatch:
Cast on 22 stitches on No. 3.5 needles.
Knit 12 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.
R13: make 20 increases, for a total of 42 sts. Knit in knit stitch. R14: Change to No. 9 needles. Purl. 1ES /40P/1K (total 42 sts).
R15: 1ES/40P/1K
R16: 1ES/ 1P/2YO/1P/2YO/1P/2YO/.../1K
After each purl stitch, yarn over 2 times until the end of the row. R17: 1ES/*_*/ rep *_* until the end, ending with 1K.
Repeat these 4 rows R14, R15, R16, and R17.
Rep 1: R18, R19, R20, and R21
Rep 2: R22, R23, R24, and R25
R27: Change to No. 3.5 needles, purl, making 20 decreases until 22 sts remain.
R28: Purl
R29: 1x1 rib stitch until R40
R41: Bind off stitches as appropriate.