Play 6 – 6pm Game Day 2026 Make-Along – Knitting
Designed by Marly Bird
SKILL LEVEL
Adventurous Beginner
MEASUREMENTS
To Fit Size
One size fits most adults
Finished Measurements
Circumference: 26½ [67.5] around head, before face opening
Height: 19½ [49.5] (not including flat top center panel)
Gauge
13 sts and 20 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in Broken Rib pattern
MATERIALS
Yarn
Red Heart, Roll With It Melange (100% Acrylic, 389 yds / 356 m, 5½ oz/ 150 g, CYCA# 4 worsted) :
1 ball each: Tabloid
Curtain Call
Knitting Needle
U.S. 10 [6 mm] 16” [40 cm] or 24” [61 cm] circular needles, and set of 5 double pointed needles or size required for gauge.
Notions
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Tape measure
- Leather tags (optional)
- Leather rivets (optional)
ABBREVIATIONS
K – Knit
K2tog – Knit Two Together
MC – Main Color
P – Purl
P2tog – Purl 2 together
P3tog – Purl 3 together
Pm – Place Marker
RS – Right Side
Sl – Slip
Slm – Slip Marker
Ssk – Slip, Slip, Knit (see Special Stitches)
Sssk – Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit (see Special Stitches)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
WS – Wrong Side
Wyib – With Yarn in Back
Wyif – With Yarn in Front
Yo – Yarn Over
SPECIAL STITCHES
⭐ Slip, Slip, Knit (Ssk): Slip 2 stitches, one at a time, as if to knit. Insert left needle into the front of these 2 stitches and knit them together from this position – 1 stitch decreased.
⭐ Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit (Sssk): Slip 3 stitches, one at a time, as if to knit. Insert left needle into the front of these 3 stitches and knit them together from this position – 2 stitches decreased.
PATTERN STITCHES
P1 x K1 Rib
Worked in the round over an even number of sts.
Every Round: * P1, k1; repeat from * around.
Broken Rib (circular)
Worked in the round over an even number of sts.
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: * P1, k1; repeat from * around.
Repeat the last 2 rounds for Broken Rib (circular).
Broken Rib (flat)
Worked back and forth in rows over an odd number of sts (minimum of 7 sts).
Row 1 (RS): Knit
Row 2 (WS): P2, * k1, p1; repeat from * to last st, p1.
Repeat the last 2 rounds for Broken Rib (flat).
NOTES
- Both yarns are held together and used as one for the entire piece.
- Piece is worked from the bottom up, starting in the round, then worked back and forth in rows for remainder of piece
VIDEO TUTORIALS
- Long-Tail Cast-on >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEGwt4cedLM <<
- Fixing Long Tail Cast-on >> https://youtube.com/shorts/ZlvKpqAqMrc <<
- Purl Stitch (Continental) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuDt-8jqh4g <<
- Knit Stitch (Continental) >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3brKFKg5Yc <<
- How to Tink >> https://youtu.be/c7Gud7k4Y8k <<
- How to Work 1 x 1 Ribbing >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx7XFsbEGkE <<
- Perfect Ribbing Every Time >> https://youtu.be/ByLQC3s36mc <<
- How to Add a Lifeline (3 ways) >> https://youtu.be/FiqYUE_aHAw <<
- How to Bury Ends >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NBGUKjO-E <<
6PM VIDEO TUTORIAL
Click Here to Watch Play 6 on YouTube
GAME DAY 2026 KNIT MAKE-ALONG PATTERN
Play 6 – 6pm Game Day 2026 Make-Along – Knitting
Face Opening Edging – I-Cord Casing
With RS facing and beginning at bottom center st of face opening, pick up and k 7 sts across second half of bottom bind-off edge, pick up 3 sts every 4 rows up right side-edge of Face opening to the 11 sts across the top bound-off edge, pick up and knit 11 sts across the bound-off edge, pick up 3 sts every 4 rows down left side-edge of face opening, and 5 more sts across first half of bottom bind-off edge.
Count: Even number of sts.
Join round and mark first st.
Rounds 1-3: * K1, p1; repeat from * around.
Round 4 (drawstring eyelet round): K1, p1, yo twice, p2tog, * k1, p1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2tog, yo twice, p1.
Round 5: K1, p1, k into double-yo dropping second loop off the needle, * p1, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, p1, k into double-yo dropping second loop off the needle, p1.
Rounds 6-8: * K1, p1; repeat from * around.
Bind off in pattern leaving long tail for seaming.
I-Cord Drawstring
With dpn’s, cast on 3 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K3, slip all 3 sts to other side of dpn. Do not turn work.
Repeat row 1 until I-Cord Drawstring measures approximately 55” [140 cm], or to desired length.
Cut yarn and thread tail through the 3 live sts. Pull tight.
FINAL FINISHING
Thread I-cord ends through the eyelets.
Fold I-Cord Casing back to WS around the I-Cord, and join the last row of casing to the selvedge row (where you picked-up stitches to knit) with a whip stitch.
Weave in all loose ends.
