The screenshot is in orgzly, but this is the actual file that I use. The source looks basically identical:

1. [X] CO160 (tail on right)
2. [X] b5vE, WT
3. [X] b3vE, WT
4. [X] b3vE, WT
5. [X] b4vE, WT
6. [X] 2, FW
7. [X] Field 1 [31/31]
   1. [X] 40, WT
   2. [X] 21, WT
   3. [X] 2, WT
   4. [X] 4, WT
   5. [X] 6, WT
   6. [X] 8, WT
   7. [X] 10, WT
   8. [X] 12, WT
   9. [X] 14, WT
   10. [X] 16, WT
   11. [X] 18, WT
   12. [X] 20, WT
   13. [X] 22, WT
   14. [X] 23, WT
   15. [X] 24, WT
   16. [X] 26, WT
   17. [X] 28, WT
   18. [X] 30, WT
   19. [X] 32, WT
   20. [X] 34, WT
   21. [X] 36, WT
   22. [X] 34, WT
   23. [X] 32, WT
   24. [X] 29, WT
   25. [X] 26, WT
   26. [X] 23, WT
   27. [X] 20, WT
   28. [X] 17, WT
   29. [X] 15, WT
   30. [X] 13, WT
   31. [X] 26, WT

Just hit C-c C-c <down> when the row’s done to mark it. It took me about 30 minutes to get the file set up, mostly because there are 45 sections like the “Field 1”, most patterns would just go straight through to whatever the final row is. Plus the pattern’s split into 3 columns, and a PDF, which is notoriously painful to convert to anything.

But yeah, no fancy configs, just basic org-mode functionality. I don’t code much at all, I just use org-mode because it’s been the best PKM tool I’ve found for myself.

If anyone’s curious about the pattern, it’s the Phoenix Wing Shawl by Nadine Schwingler on Ravelry