Hi y'all,
I know there are Dragon Scale stitches out there already. And I'm sure I haven't found them all. I'm trying to come up with a Dragon Scale Stitch pattern that doesn't have any Lace like YO's nor the seemingly obligatory vertical stripe of 2 to 4 knit stitches. It needs to be "manly" and not at all like a lace or mermaid scale. And, just to add that extra level of difficulty, how about if it knits from top down instead of bottom up. Is that asking too much?
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If you find a pattern you like except that it seems too lacy, try substituting a regular increase for the yarn overs. The yarn over is simply a decorative open increase so if you were to do another, more closed increase you may get the effect you want without the lacy appearance.