Week 3 Knitting Cowl Clue for Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along
Hopefully you have been enjoying Tournament of Stitches Make-Along. Week 3 here, there is only one more clue after this!!! I know that many of you have been waiting patiently to get the next clue. Remember that you can switch to any concentration level for this clue, you don’t have to match what you did in week on. If you aren’t sure what I mean by concentration levels be sure to read the announcement blog post for all of the details. Find the clue that you want to follow and let’s get started with this week’s Mystery Make-Along clue!
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Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along:
If you aren’t sure what the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along is head over to the knitting clues blog post that we have about it and learn all the details before getting started.
How do I Participate in the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along:
To participate in the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along you will need to go to the Marly’s Minions Facebook GROUP and there you can RSVP for the event. By marking that you are going to be joining us you will get notifications when new clues are posted.
Queue it up and Like the Pattern on Ravelry
Make-Along Concentration Levels:
Concentration levels are based on how much concentration you need to put into the pattern as you are working it. We have broken them out as the following:
- “Social” Knitter/Crocheter–This is a knitter/crocheter who might be working on the project at a knit club, watching TV or talking with family and friends while working. These clues are made up of stitches that are easy to remember the repeat and don’t require carrying the pattern with you.
- “Netflix and Chill” Knitter/Crocheter–This is a knitter/crocheter who might be watching something more detailed that they want to pay attention to but aren’t so involved in what they are doing that they don’t want to keep track of what they are working on. These clues will have slightly more detailed stitch patterns but you would still be able to hold a conversion, with one person, or watch a light TV program.
- “Smooth Jazz” Knitter/Crocheter–This is a knitter/crocheter who can have some noise in the background but not something that they need to focus on. When you listen to music, think smooth Jazz, you can hear the music but you don’t really need to be listening to the words to know what is going on. I use smooth Jazz because some Heavy Rock might not be the best thing for your nerves! These clues will have stitch patterns that are more beefy than the first two groups of clues and will require some thinking about.
- “Be Quiet, I’m Knitting/Crocheting” Knitter/Crocheter–This is a knitter/crocheter who will need to have a quite house so that they can count and make sure that they are following the stitch pattern correctly. These clues will have more complicated stitch patterns and will need more counting as you work them. You will need the most focus for these clues.
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“Social” Knitter Week Three Cowl Clue:
(Set-up rows are ONLY If you did the BE QUIET, I’M KNITTING for clue 2!)
Set-up Row 1 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 2 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 3 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 4 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
SUGGESTION from Marly: I HIGHLY recommend that you add a lifeline in your work at this point. If you do not know how to use a lifeline, here is a video (even though I show how to add it to a hat you can add it to a shawl in this same manner): https://youtu.be/l4YD0A8MNCc
PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, k2, *k2, yo, k1, k2tog. twice, k1, yo, k2; repeat from *, to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 2 and all even rows (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 3: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, *k3, yo, k2tog. twice, yo, k3; repeat from *, to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 5: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k2tog, k1, yo, k4, yo, k1, k2tog; repeat from *, to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 7: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k2tog, yo, k6, yo, k2tog; repeat from *, to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 8 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Repeat these 8 rows for pattern until 56 rows
Row 57 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 58 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 59 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 60 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
“Netflix and Chill” Knitter Week Three Cowl Clue:
(Set-up rows are ONLY If you did the BE QUIET, I’M KNITTING for clue 2!)
Set-up Row 1 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 2 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 3 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 4 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
SUGGESTION from Marly: I HIGHLY recommend that you add a lifeline in your work at this point. If you do not know how to use a lifeline, here is a video (even though I show how to add it to a hat you can add it to a shawl in this same manner): https://youtu.be/l4YD0A8MNCc
PATTERN
Set-up Row 1 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 2 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 3 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Note from Marly: This stitch pattern can be a little tricky; the way the instructions are written you are to “repeat from * to XX sts before marker”, sometimes that means that you will not complete a repeat but you should stop working the repeat once you get to the XX sts before marker. This can be a little confusing but I promise it works 🙂
Row 1 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k1, yo, k8, p3tog, k8, yo; repeat from * to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16: Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 3: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k2, yo, k7, p3tog, k7, yo, k1, repeat from * to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 5: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, k2tog, *yo, k1, yo, k6, p3tog, k6, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over the k2tog (psso); repeat from * to 4 sts before marker, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, border.
Row 7: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k4, yo, k5, p3tog, k5, yo, k3; repeat from * to 5 sts before marker, k5, slip marker, border.
Row 9: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, *k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k4, p3tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; repeat from * once, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 11: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k6, yo, k3, p3tog, k3, yo, k5; repeat from * to 7 sts before marker, k7, slip marker, border.
Row 13: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, k2tog, * yo, k1, yo, sl 1 k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k2, p3tog, k2, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso; repeat from *, to 4 sts before marker, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, slip marker, border.
Row 15: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k8, yo, k1, p3tog, k1, yo, k7; repeat from * to 9 sts before marker, k9, slip marker, border.
Row 17: Border to marker, slip marker, k2, * k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, sl 1 k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, p3tog, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; repeat from *, to 2 sts before marker, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 18: Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 19: Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 20: Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Repeat these 20 rows for pattern until 57 rows have been completed (ending after a row 17 on the RS).
Row 58 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 59 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 60(WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 61 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 62 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
“Smooth Jazz” Knitter Week Three Cowl Clue:
(Set-up rows are ONLY If you did the BE QUIET, I’M KNITTING for clue 2!)
Set-up Row 1 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 2 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 3 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 4 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Note from Marly: Maybe I should say “spoiler alert” but I feel strongly that I need to give you a little input about this stitch pattern before you start. I think giving you this information will help you should you get off track (or heaven forbid there is a mistake in the pattern). As I was searching stitch patterns for you to work on this awesome cowl I came across this pattern by my friend, Sara Delaney. If you are having issues with the pattern below at all, you can click the link here and you will be taken to where there is an actual chart of this pattern (square #2 in the link provided) should you wish to use that. Please note that my rows are numbered differently than in the chart linked above. It is a great way to double check things…should you choose to do so. I hope you love this stitch also.
SUGGESTION from Marly: I HIGHLY recommend that you add a lifeline in your work at this point. If you do not know how to use a lifeline, here is a video (even though I show how to add it to a hat you can add it to a shawl in this same manner): https://youtu.be/l4YD0A8MNCc
Special Stitches
LTP: sl1 to cn, hold to front, p1, k1 from cn
RTP: sl1 to cn, hold to back, k1, p1 from cn
LCP: sl2 to cn, hold to front, p1, k2 from cn
RCP: sl1 to cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from cn
LT: sl1 to cn, hold to front, k1, k1 from cn
RT: sl1 to cn, hold to back, k1, k1 from cn
LC: sl2 to cn, hold to front, k1, k2 from cn
RC: sl1 to cn, hold to back, k2, k1 from cn
[…] x times: work the instructions in between the brackets [ ] a total of x times
PATTERN
Row 1 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, K2, [p1, k1] 5 times, [p1, k2] 3 times, p2, [k2, p1] 3 times, [k1, p1] 5 times, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 2 and every following WS row except Row 34: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to last 2 sts, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 3: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to last 2 sts, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 5: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p1, LTP, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, RTP, [p1, k2] 3 times, p2, [k2, p1] 3 times, LTP, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, RTP, p1, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 7: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p2, LTP, p1, k1, p1, RTP, p2, LCP, k2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, RCP, p2, LTP, p1, k1, p1, RTP, p2, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 9: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p3, LTP, k1, RTP, p4, LCP, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, RCP, p4, LTP, k1, RTP, p3, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 11: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, LC, p6, LCP, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, RCP, p6, RC, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 13: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, k3, p7, LCP, k2, p2, k2, RCP, p7, k3, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 15: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, LC, p8, LCP, k1, p2, k1, RCP, p8, RC, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 17: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, k3, p9, LCP, p2, RCP, p9, k3, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 19: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, LC, p10, LT, p2, RT, p10, RC, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 21: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, k3, p10, k1, LTP, RTP, k1, p10, k3, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 23: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p3, RTP, p1, LTP, p8, RTP, RTP, LTP, LTP, p8, RTP, p1, LTP, p3, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 25: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, [p3, k1] twice, p8, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p8, [k1, p3] twice, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 27: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p3, LTP, p1, RTP, p8, LTP, k1, p2, k1, RTP, p8, LTP, p1, RTP, p3, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 29: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p3, RTP, p1, LTP, p8, RTP, k1, p2, k1, LTP, p8, RTP, p1, LTP, p3, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 31: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, [p3, k1] twice, p8, k1, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k1, p8, [k1, p3] twice, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 33: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p3, LTP, p1, RTP, p8, LTP, LTP, RTP, RTP, p8, LTP, p1, RTP, p3, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 34: Border to marker, slip marker, K6, p3, k10, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k10, p3, k6, slip marker, border.
Row 35: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, k3, p10, k1, RTP, LTP, k1, p10, k3, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 37: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, LC, p10, RT, p2, LT, p10, RC, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 39: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, k3, p9, RC, p2, LC, p9, k3, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 41: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, LC, p8, RC, k1, p2, k1, LC, p8, RC, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 43: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, k3, p7, RCP, k2, p2, k2, LCP, p7, k3, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 45: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p4, LC, p6, RC, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, LC, p6, RC, p4, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 47: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p3, RTP, k1, LTP, p4, RC, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k1, LC, p4, RTP, k1, LTP, p3, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 49: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p2, RT, p1, k1, p1, LT, p2, RCP, k2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, LCP, p2, RT, p1, k1, p1, LT, p2, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 51: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, p1, RTP, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, LTP, [p1, k2] 3 times, p2, [k2, p1] 3 times, RTP, [k1, p1] 2 times, k1, LTP, p1, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 53: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, [p1, k1] 5 times, [p1, k2] 3 times, p2, [k2, p1] 3 times, [k1, p1] 5 times, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 55 and 56: Border to marker, slip marker, K2, knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to last 2 sts, k2, slip marker, border.
Row 57 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 58 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 59 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 60 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 61 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
“Be Quite, I’m Knitting” Knitter Week Three Cowl Clue:
Note from Marly: Maybe I should say “spoiler alert” but I feel strongly that I need to give you a little input about this stitch pattern before you start. I think giving you this information will help you should you get off track (or heaven forbid there is a mistake in the pattern). As I was searching stitch patterns for you to work on this awesome cowl I came across this pattern by my friend, Sara Delaney. If you are having issues with the pattern below at all, you can click the link here and you will be taken to where there is an actual chart of this pattern (square #4 in the link provided) should you wish to use that. You will notice that the stitch multiple on the pattern is 41 and we have 44 sts between the markers, made it so 2 after the first marker are knit, and 1 stitch before last marker is a knit. I hope you love this stitch also.
Why did I choose this stitch? Well, I am trying to keep this concentration level pretty tough as I think that is why you are here. So with that in mind, I chose a stitch pattern that actually changes stitch counts on some of the rows in order to get the pattern! Yup, you will have to keep up on your toes for this one. As far as I can tell, there are no mistakes in this pattern so hoI hope you love this stitch also.
(Set-up rows are ONLY If you did the BE QUIET, I’M KNITTING for clue 2!)
Set-up Row 1 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 2 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 3 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Set-up Row 4 (RS):Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
SUGGESTION from Marly: I HIGHLY recommend that you add a lifeline in your work at this point. If you do not know how to use a lifeline, here is a video (even though I show how to add it to a hat you can add it to a shawl in this same manner): https://youtu.be/l4YD0A8MNCc
PATTERN
Row 1 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 2 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, K7, * p1, k9; rep from * twice more, p1, k6, slip marker, border.
Row 3: Border to marker, slip marker, K3, p2, *k3, p7; rep from * twice more, k3, p2, k4, slip marker, border.
Row 4: Border to marker, slip marker, K5, * p5, k1, k3tog, k1; rep from * twice more, p5, k4, slip marker, border–44 sts.
Row 5: Border to marker, slip marker, K6, p1, k3, * m1p, p1, m1p, k3, p1, k3; rep from * twice more, k4, slip marker, border–50 sts.
Row 6: Border to marker, slip marker, K4, * p2, k3; rep from * to last 5 sts, p2, k3, slip marker, border.
Row 7: Border to marker, slip marker, K4, p5, * k1, p3tog, k1, p5; rep from * twice more, k5, slip marker, border–44 sts.
Row 8: Border to marker, slip marker, K11, * m1k, k1, m1k, k7; rep from * twice more, k3, slip marker, border–50 sts.
Row 9: Border to marker, slip marker, k3, p37, k4, slip marker, border.
Row 10: Border to marker, slip marker, k5, * p1, k3tog, p1, k5; rep from * twice more, p1, k3tog, p1, k4, slip marker, border–44 sts.
Row 11: Border to marker, slip marker, K3, * k2, m1p, p1, m1p , k2, p3; rep from * twice more, k2, m1p, p1, m1p, k6, slip marker, border–50 sts.
Row 12: Border to marker, slip marker, k4, p2, * k3, p3, k1, p3; rep from * twice more, k3, p2, k3, slip marker, border.
Row 13: Border to marker, slip marker, k4, * p1, p3tog, p1, k5; rep from * twice more p1, p3tog, p1, k5, slip marker, border.–42 sts.
Row 14: Border to marker, slip marker, k4, * k2, m1k, k1, m1k, k2, p3; rep from * twice more, k2, m1k, k1, m1k, k5, slip marker, border–50 sts.
Row 15: Border to marker, slip marker, k3, p8, * k1, p9; rep from * once more, k1, p8, k4, slip marker, border.
Row 16: Border to marker, slip marker, k4, p37, k3, slip marker, border.
Repeat Rows 1-16 three times more.
Row 65 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 66 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, knit to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 67 (WS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Row 68 (RS): Border to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, border.
Week Three Review:
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If you started with one concentration level this week, don’t be afraid to switch it up to another next week!
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