Game Day Mystery Make-Along 2022 || 5 pm Knitting Play

Here is the Game Day Mystery Make-Along 2022 || 5 pm Knit Play. If you missed any of the plays, go back to the original blog post and get all the details you need.

You must complete each previous part of the mystery project before you can move on to the next.

Remember, should you have any questions please be sure to post in the Marly's Minions Facebook Group!


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SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

MEASUREMENTS

Gauge 

20 sts and 24 rows = 4โ€ [10 cm] in Fair Isle (Stockinette) Stranded Pattern.

MATERIALS

Yarn 

Knit Picks Swish Worsted (100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 110 yds / 100 m, 50 g / 1.75 oz, CYCA #4 worsted)  5 colors – 1 ball each.

*Pink Sample

Color A – Cobblestone Heather (Dark shade of color 1)

Color B – Dove Heather (Light shade of color 1)

Color C – Throne (Dark shade of color 2)

Color D – Pucker (Light shade of color 2)

Color E – Clementine (Neutral)

Needles

U.S. 7 [4.5 mm] and U.S. 8 [5 mm] 16โ€ [40.5 cm]circular needles and set of 5 U.S. 8 [5 mm] dpnโ€™s, or size required for gauge

Notions 

Stitch markers, tapestry needle.

ABBREVIATIONS

DPN – Double Pointed Needle

K โ€“ Knit

K2tog – Knit Two Together (decrease)

P โ€“ Purl

PM – Place Marker

St(s) โ€“ Stitches

Tbl – Through Back Loop

SPECIAL STITCHES OR TECHNIQUES VIDEO HELP

How to Tink/Unknit if you make a mistake

How to add a Life Line

How to weave or tuck floats

How to Bury Ends

NOTES

  • Project is worked in the round on circular needles. Change to double-pointed needles when there are too few stitches to fit around the circular needle.
  • Larger needles are used for the remaining plays.
  • If you want to be sure you have a safety net as you knit, adding a lifeline to your project every so often will be helpful. Just to make sure you have a point to rip back to if something goes wrong. (video help)
  • When working with two colors on the same row, use the stranded knitting (Fair Isle) technique.
    • Keep the floats consistent on the wrong side of work…right hand color is bottom float, left hand color is top float.
    • Do Not Twist the yarn when doing stranded knitting technique.
  • When working from the chart, carry yarn not in use loosely across WS of work (as floats) but never over more than 5 sts.
    • When it must pass over more than 5 sts, weave it over and under color in use (watch video for help). Again, the colors are never twisted around one another. 
  • Be careful when working the stranded knitting: keep the floats loose/not tight.
  • Do Not Carry Yarn UP more than 2 rows! When there is a color change from round to round, and the color not in use will not be used in more than 2 rounds, cut yarn and leave a tail to weave in on the wrong side when color.  

Video Tutorial


5 PM KNITTING PLAY ????

With color A only, continue as follows:

Round 38: * K2tog, k5; repeat from * around โ€”84 sts.

Round 39: Knit.

Round 40: * K2tog, k4; repeat from * around โ€” 70 sts. 

Round 41: Knit.

Round 42: * K2tog, k3; repeat from * around โ€” 56 sts. 

Change to dpnโ€™s 

Round 43: Knit.

Round 44: * K2tog, k2; repeat from * around โ€” 42 sts.

Round 45: Knit.

Round 46: * K2tog, k1; repeat from * around โ€” 28 sts.

Round 47: Knit.

Round 48: * K2tog; repeat from * around โ€” 14 sts.

Round 49: Knit.

FINISHING

Break yarn, and use tapestry needle to thread through remaining 14 sts as if to knit each one. Pull tight like a drawstring, and fasten tail securely to wrong side of Hat. 

Weave in all loose ends.

Next Play @ 6 pm!

Looking for the next clue? Head to the original blog post for all the details at 6 pm EST. Extra credit!

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