The Game Day Mystery Make-Along event with Marly Bird is always a LOT of fun but clicking the “plays” after the event is over is really bothersome when all you want is the free game day knit 2020 pattern.
So, I’ve collected all the plays here in one place for the Game Day Knit 2020 cowl. Yes, it still has advertising because that is how I get paid for my free patterns. You can always purchase the ad free pdf for convenience 🙂
(coupon codes do not work if you click the buy now button)
GAME DAY KNIT 2020 DETAILS
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
30.5” (77.5 cm) circumference by 12.57” (32 cm) tall
GAUGE
17 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10cm) [4.25 sts and 7 rows per inch] Stockinette Stitch (in the round, after blocking)Â
MATERIALS
Yarn
Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™ (100% wool, 3.5 oz / 100 g, 186 yd / 170 m), Multi Color Sample used 1 ball of each color (finished weight is 188 g)
- Color A— CA — VIP
- Color B— CB — Poolside
- Color C— CC — Polo
- Color D— CD — Creme de Mint
- Color E— CE — Vineyard
Needle
Size 9 (5.5mm), 24” circular knitting needle
Notions
Stitch markers, cable needle, tapestry needle, wool wash (optional)
ABBREVIATIONS
M1: Make One (video help)
PM: Place Marker
YO: Yarn Over
K2tog: Knit two together
C4B: cable 4 back — slip 2 sts to the cable needle and hold to the back, knit 2 stitches from left hand needle, then knit the 2 sts from the cable needle. (video help)
C4B-P: cable 4 back purl — slip 2 sts to the cable needle and hold to the back, knit 2 stitches from left hand needle, then purl the 2 sts from the cable needle.
C4F: cable 4 front — slip 2 sts to the cable needle and hold to the front, knit 2 stitches from left hand needle, then knit the 2 sts from the cable needle. (video help)
C4F-P: cable 4 front purl — slip 2 sts to the cable needle and hold to the front, knit 2 stitches from left hand needle, then purl the 2 sts from the cable needle.
NOTES
- Now that the Mystery part is over and the pattern doesn’t have to be divided into plays, this project is divided up into stitch sections. A few of the “plays” from the original free version have been combined for simplicity but overall the pattern is just the same as the original.
- When there is a video tutorial available to help with a set of instructions it has been linked in the pattern.  Â
GAME DAY KNIT 2020 PATTERN
Section 1
With CA
Cast on 130, PM, join to work in the round
Rounds 1-8 (RS): *K1, p1; repeat from * around.
Cut CA.
Section 2
Set up for Latvian Braid (view video for help)
Round 1: *K1 with CB, K1 with CC; repeat from * around
Round 2: Bring yarns to front between the needles, p1 with CB, *CC under CB and p1, CB under CC and p1; repeat from * around. This twist the yarn as you work but don’t take time to untwist, it will be untwisted after round 3.
Round 3: CB under CC and p1, then switch the direction of the twist, *CC over CB and p1, CB
over CC and p1; repeat from * around. Bring yarns between the needles to the back.
Section 3
Set up for 2 row stripes (view video for jogless stripes)
Round 4: Knit with CB
Round 5: Knit with CB
Round 6: Knit with CC
Round 7: Knit with CC
Rounds 8-11: Repeat rounds 4-7
Round 12-15: Repeat rounds 4-7
Round 16: Knit with CB
Round 17: Knit with CB
Cut CB and CC
Section 4
With CD (in the sample CB was used)
Round 18: Knit
Round 19: Purl
Round 20: *K2, p2, k1, m1, p2, k2, p2, k2; repeat from * around — 140 sts.
Round 21: *[K2, p2] twice, k6, [p2, k2] three times, p2, PM; repeat from * around.
Round 22: *[K2, p2] twice, k2, C4B, [p2, k2] three times, p2, slip marker; repeat from * around.
Rounds 23 and all odd numbered rounds: Knit the knits and purl the purls.
Round 24: *[K2, p2] twice, C4B-P, k2, [p2, k2] three times, p2, slip marker; repeat from * around.
Round 26: *K2, p2, k2, C4B, p2, k2, [p2, k2] three times, p2, slip marker; repeat from * around.
Round 28: *K2, p2, C4B-P, k2, p2, k2, [p2, k2] three times, p2, slip marker; repeat from * around.
Round 29: Knit the knits and purl the purls.
Round 30:*K2, p2, k2tog,[p2, k2] three times, p2tog, [k2, p2] twice, remove marker; repeat from * around — 130 sts.
Round 31: Knit
Round 32: Purl
Cut CD (in the sample CB was used)
NOTE — Good place for a lifeline (view video for life lines)
Section 5
With CE
Rounds 33-35: Knit
Round 36: *K3, yo, k2tog; repeat from the * around to last
Rounds 37-39: Knit
Round 40: *yo, k2tog, k3; repeat from the * around
Rounds 41-43: Knit
Round 44: K2, yo, k2tog, *K3, yo, k2tog; repeat from the * around to last st, k1
Rounds 45-47: Knit
Cut CE
Section 6
With CA
Round 48: Knit
Round 49: Purl
Round 50: Knit
NOTE — Good place for a lifeline (view video for life lines)
Rounds 51-61: With CA as the white squares and CC as the gray squares, use stranded knitting technique and follow the chart below repeating the 10 sts around.
Cut CC
Round 62: Knit with CA
Round 63: Knit with CA
Round 64: Purl with CA
Cut CA
Section 7
With CB
Round 65: Knit
Round 66: *P1, k4; repeat from * around.
Round 67: *K1, p1, k3; repeat from * around.
Round 68: *K2, p1, k2; repeat from * around.
Round 69: *K3, p1, k1; repeat from * around.
Round 70: *K4, p1; repeat from * around.
Round 71: *P1, k4; repeat from * around.
Section 8
Round 72: *K4, p1; repeat from * around.
Round 73: *K3, p1, k1; repeat from * around.
Round 74: *K2, p1, k2; repeat from * around.
Round 75: *K1, p1, k3; repeat from * around.
Round 76: *P1, k4; repeat from * around.
Round 77: Knit
Section 9
With CD
Round 78: Knit
Round 79: Purl
With CB
Round 80: Knit
Round 81: Purl
Round 82: *K1 with CD, K1 with CA; repeat from * around
Section 10
(Latvian Braid video for help)
Round 82: *K1 with CD, K1 with CA; repeat from * around
Round 83: Bring yarns to front between the needles, p1 with CD, *CA under CD and p1, CD under CA and p1; repeat from * around. This twist the yarn as you work but don’t take time to untwist, it will be untwisted after round 3.
Round 84: CD under CA and p1, then switch the direction of the twist, *CA over CD and p1, CD
over CA and p1; repeat from * around. Bring yarns between the needles to the back.
Section 11
With CA
Round 85: Knit
Round 86: Purl
With CE
Round 87: Knit
Round 88: Purl
Bind off
Wash and Block the piece (video to help)
