The time has finally come! Here we are with the Week 1 Knitting Shawl for the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along 2019 with Marly Bird. The instructions for week 1 are below. Start the TOS today. Grab your needles and yarn and let’s get started.

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Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along:

If you don’t know what the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along (TOS) is all about, head over to the blog post and learn all the details before getting started.

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Materials

Suggested Yarn: Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™, 100% washable merino yarn, 186 yds, 3.5 oz. Marly’s sample colors are listed below:

• Lipstick (color A)
• Sterling (color B)
• Platinum (color C)
• Stiletto (color D)
• Lace (color E)

Needles: 9 (5.5mm) 24” circular or longer

Notions: stitch marker, tapestry needle

Gauge: 18 sts = 4″ in stockinette stitch

Notes: Always slip as if to knit. As the shawl becomes larger and you want to have more room on your needles, transfer to longer needles.

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Special Stitches/Abbreviations:

⭐️KFB: knit front and back (video for help)

⭐️WYIB: with yarn in back

⭐️WYIF: with yarn in front

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Color Sequence for Week 1:

The main color will be called color A, the alternative colors used for the slipped stitch sections will be called colors B, C, D. If you are only using two colors simply change any color that is not color A to color B.

Garter Section: Color A

Slipped Stitch Section: Color A and B

Garter Section: Color A

Slipped Stitch Section: Color A and C

Garter Section: Color A

Slipped Stitch Section: Color A and D

Garter Section: Color A

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Pattern

With color A

Cast on 5

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 6 sts.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 28 sts ending after a row 2.

SLIPPED STITCH PATTERN

Do not cut the yarn in this section until the start of the next section, carry it up along the sides. If you need visual help to see how to do this, take a look at this video (I know this isn’t the same pattern, but the link has the video starts at the point where I change colors so you can see how to do it).

With color B

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 29 sts.

Row 2 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 3 times, k2tog — 30 sts.

Row 4 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip stitch wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color B

Row 5 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 31 sts.

Row 6 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 7 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 3 times, k1, k2tog — 32 sts.

Row 8 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color B

Row 9 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —33 sts.

Row 10 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 11 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k2, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 3 times, k2, k2tog — 34 sts.

Row 12 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color B

Row 13 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —35 sts.

Row 14 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 15 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k3, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 3 times, k3, k2tog — 36 sts.

Row 16 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color B

Row 17 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —37 sts.

Row 18 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 19 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k4, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 3 times, k4, k2tog — 38 sts.

Row 20 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color B

Row 21 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —39 sts.

Row 22 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 23 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k5, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 3 times, k5, k2tog — 40 sts.

Row 24 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color B

Row 25 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —41 sts.

Row 26 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

Cut color B.

GARTER STITCH

With color A

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 42 sts.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 52 sts ending after a row2.

SLIPPED STITCH PATTERN

Do not cut the yarn in this section until the start of the next section, carry it up along the sides.

With color C

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 53 sts.

Row 2 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 7 times, k2tog — 54 sts.

Row 4 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip stitch wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color C

Row 5 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 55 sts.

Row 6 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 7 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 7 times, k1, k2tog — 56 sts.

Row 8 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color C

Row 9 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 57 sts.

Row 10 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 11 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k2, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 7 times, k2, k2tog — 58 sts.

Row 12 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color C

Row 13 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 59 sts.

Row 14 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 15 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k3, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 7 times, k3, k2tog — 60 sts.

Row 16 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color C

Row 17 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 61 sts.

Row 18 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 19 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k4, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 7 times, k4, k2tog — 62 sts.

Row 20 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color C

Row 21 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —63 sts.

Row 22 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 23 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k5, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 7 times, k5, k2tog — 64 sts.

Row 24 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color C

Row 25 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —65 sts.

Row 26 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

Cut color C.

GARTER STITCH

With color A

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 66 sts.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 76 sts ending after a row2.

SLIPPED STITCH PATTERN

Do not cut the yarn in this section until the start of the next section, carry it up along the sides.

With color D

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 77 sts.

Row 2 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 11 times, k2tog — 78 sts.

Row 4 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip stitch wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color D

Row 5 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 79 sts.

Row 6 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 7 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 11 times, k1, k2tog — 80 sts.

Row 8 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color D

Row 9 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 81 sts.

Row 10 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 11 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k2, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 11 times, k2, k2tog — 82 sts.

Row 12 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color D

Row 13 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 83 sts.

Row 14 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 15 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k3, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 11 times, k3, k2tog — 84 sts.

Row 16 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color D

Row 17 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 85 sts.

Row 18 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 19 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k4, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 11 times, k4, k2tog — 86 sts.

Row 20 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color D

Row 21 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 87 sts.

Row 22 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

With color A

Row 23 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k5, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * 11 times, k5, k2tog — 88 sts.

Row 24 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.

With color D

Row 25 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 89 sts.

Row 26 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.

Cut color D.

GARTER STITCH

With color A

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 90sts.

Row 2 (WS): Knit.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 100 sts ending after a row 2

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AFTER YOU ARE DONE WITH WEEK 1, TIME TO START WEEK 2!

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