Here we are with the Week 2 Knitting Shawl for the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along 2019 with Marly Bird. The instructions for week 2 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.

This weeks instructions are a using the same stitches as last week but the position of the slip stitches makes for a different pattern. It will require a bit of concentration but I think once you get through the first repeat you will begin to see the pattern and be well on your way.

Remember to be patient and rely on your stitch markers. They will help you SO MUCH in this section.

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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 2:

The dominant color in this section is color D. We will alternate between the non dominant colors color E, color B, color C, then color A when the pattern indicates to change colors. Another way to think about it is like this, you will change colors at the start of each RS row. Do not cut the yarn until after row 18 when you change the non dominant color and only cut the old non dominant color!

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Pattern

Note from Marly — ETA: For clarity, I expanded the instructions below to have the WS rows actually written out under each RS row so you will better know what color you are supposed to use. Nothing has changed in the actual pattern other than making the color changes more clear (it’s funny what is clear to one person and completely confusing to another). I hope that helps you all out 🙂

With color D (dominant color)

Set up row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —101 sts.

Set up row 2 (WS): Knit.

With color E (or non dominant color)

Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, *place marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1; repeat from * to last 10 sts, place marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog — 102 sts.

Row 2: k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.

With color D (dominant color)

Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, sl 1 wyib, k2, *slip marker, k3, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2; repeat from * to last 9 sts, slip marker, k3, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog — 103 sts.

Row 4: k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif

With color E (or non dominant color)

Row 5: Kfb, Kfb, k1, sl 1 wyib, k3, *slip marker, k2, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k3; repeat from * to last 8 sts, slip marker, k2, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog — 104 sts.

Row 6: k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.

With color D (dominant color)

Row 7: Kfb, kfb, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k4, *slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k4; repeat from * to last 7 sts, slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog — 105 sts.

Row 8: k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif

With color E (or non dominant color)

Row 9: Kfb, kfb, k1, place marker, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k5, *slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k5; repeat from * to last 6 sts, slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog — 106 sts.

Row 10: k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.

With color D (dominant color)

Row 11: Kfb, kfb, k3 *slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k5, sl 1 wyib; repeat from * to last 5 sts, slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog— 107 sts.

Row 12: k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif

With color E (or non dominant color)

Row 13: Kfb, kfb, k3, sl 1 wyib, k1, *slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k5, sl 1 wyib, k1; repeat from * to last 4 sts, slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k1, k2tog — 108 sts.

Row 14: k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.

With color D (dominant color)

Row 15: Kfb, kfb, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, *slip marker, k5, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib; repeat from * to last 3 sts, slip marker, k1, k2tog — 109 sts.

Row 16: k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif

With color E (or non dominant color)

Row 17 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, place marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, *slip marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1; repeat from * to last 10 sts, slip marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, remove marker, k2tog — 110  sts.

Row 18: Knit all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.

You are now done with that non dominant color and will use a new one so you can but it leaving a tail. Each time to change to a new non dominant color in the following repeats you will cut the old one.

Repeat rows 3-18 with color D as the dominant color and color B as non dominant color — ends with 118 stitches

Repeat rows 3-18 with color D as the dominant color and color C as non dominant color — ends with 126 stitches

Repeat rows 3-16 with color D as the dominant color and color A as non dominant color — ends with 133 stitches

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