Big Bells and Bell-Ropes Knitting Stitch

These bells are fun to work up and can be used as a standalone stitch or as decorative elements in any knitting project.

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Techniques used in this knitting stitch:
Knit stitch: K
Purl stitch: P
Yarn over: Yo
Knit 2 stitches together: K2tog
Knit 3 stitches together: K3tog = Slip 1-knit 2 stitches together-pass slipped stitch over
Slip slip knit: SSK
M9= [k1, (yo, k1) 4 times] all in next st
(or M9= k1 (p1, k1) 4 times all in next st)
Cast on: Multiple of 8 sts+ 3.
Pattern instructions:

Row 1: *P3, k1, p3, m9, rep *,  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 2: K3, *p9, k3, p1, k3, rep *
Row 3: *P3, k1, p3, ssk, k5, k2tog, rep *  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 4: K3, *p7, k3, p1, k3, repeat *
Row 5: *P3, k1, p3, ssk, k3, k2tog, rep *  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 6: K3, *p5, k3, p1, k3, rep*
Row 7: *p3, k1, p3, ssk, k1, k2tog, rep*  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 8: K3, *p3 k3, p1, k3, rep*
Row 9: *P3, m9, p3, k3tog, rep*  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 10: K3, *p1, k3, p9, k3, rep*
Row 11: *P3, ssk, k5, k2tog, p3, k1, rep*  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 12: K3, *p1, k3, p7, k3, rep *
Row 13: *P3, ssk, k3, k2tog, p3, k1, rep*  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 14: K3, *p1, k3, p5, k3, rep *
Row 15: *P3, ssk, k1, k2tog, p3, k1, rep*  last 3 sts then, p3
Row 16: K3, *p1, k3, p3, k3"
Row 17: *P3, k3tog, p3, m9, rep*  last 3 sts then, p3
Repeat rows 2-17 until you have reached your desired length.