Here we are with the Week 3 Knitting Shawl for the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along 2019 with Marly Bird. The instructions for week 3 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 combination of stitches we’ve used. It will require a bit more concentration than last week but overall you will do just fine. I am giving you my color suggestions for each section but you can certainly use whatever color you wish for each section.
Remember to be patient and rely on your stitch markers. They will help you SO MUCH in this section, just as they did in the last.
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.
Special Stitches/Abbreviations:
⭐️KFB: knit front and back (video for help)
⭐️WYIB: with yarn in back
⭐️WYIF: with yarn in front
Color Sequence for Week 3:
The color suggestions are listed for each section. Use whatever color you wish for each part or follow along with my color choices. Either way it will look great.
Pattern
The first part of this section has us finishing up the zig zag pattern sequence of the last section. Therefore, continue with the same two colors you finished last weeks instruction with for these first 4 rows.
With color A (or non dominant color)
Row 1 (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 — 134 sts.
Row 2 (WS): Knit all sts that appear in color A (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif. Remove all markers on this rows. C
With color D (dominant color)
Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog —135 sts.
Row 4 (WS): Knit. Cut color D
GARTER STITCH
With color A
Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 136 sts.
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 146 sts ending after a row 2. Cut color A.
BOX SLIPPED STITCH
Tip from Marly: I recommend adding a life line to your project at this point. Just to make sure you have a point to rip back to if something goes wrong 🙂
Carry the colors along the side in this part just as you did in section 1.
With color C
Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 147 sts.
Row 2 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
With color E
Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k2, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k2, k2tog — 148 sts.
Row 4 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.
With color C
Row 5 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 149 sts.
Row 6 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
With color E
Row 7 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k3, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * to the last 5 sts, k3, k2tog — 150 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 — 151 sts.
Row 10 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
With color E
Row 11 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k4, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * to the last 6 sts, k4, k2tog — 152 sts.
Row 12 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end. Cut color E.
With color C
Row 13 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 153 sts.
Row 14 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1. Cut color C
GARTER STITCH
With color A… ETA NOTICE!!! I’m getting updates from some of my testers that they are running out of color A in the middle of this garter stitch section on week 3.
If you want to continue with the suggested colors lists you will need a third ball of color A. I’m so sorry!!! I thought for sure we had enough.
If you want to change it up, I will tell you I contemplated with doing two row stripes in the garter stitch sections with 2 or 3 colors to use up more yarn. I think that would be super cool. Again. I’m so sorry!!
Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 154 sts.
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 164 sts ending after a row 2. Cut color A.
—>ETA updated instruction below 10:22 am March 21, 2019<—
ZIG ZAG SLIPPED STITCHES
Carry the colors along the side in this section
With color B (dominant color)
Set up row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 165 sts.
Set up row 2 (WS): Knit.
With color E (or non dominant color)
Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, sl 1 wyib, k1, *place marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1; repeat from * to last 9 sts, place marker, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2tog — 166 sts.
Row 2 (WS): k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.
With color B (dominant color)
Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2, *slip marker, k3, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2; repeat from * to last 8 sts, slip marker, k3, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2tog — 167 sts.
Row 4 (WS): 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, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k3, *slip marker, k2, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k3; repeat from * to last 7 sts, slip marker, k2, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2tog — 168 sts.
Row 6 (WS): k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.
With color B (dominant color)
Row 7: Kfb, kfb, place marker, *slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k4; repeat from * to last 6 sts, slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2tog — 169 sts.
Row 8 (WS): k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif
With color E (or non dominant color)
Row 9 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k2, *slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k5; repeat from * to last 5 sts, slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2tog — 170 sts.
Row 10 (WS): k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif.
With color B (dominant color)
Row 11 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k3, sl 1 wyib, *slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k5, sl 1 wyib; repeat from * to last 4 sts, slip marker, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2tog— 171 sts.
Row 12 (WS): k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif
With color E (or non dominant color)
Row 13 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k4, sl 1 wyib, k1, *slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k5, sl 1 wyib, k1; repeat from * to last 3 sts, slip marker, sl 1 wyib, k2tog — 172 sts.
Row 14 (WS): k all sts that appear in color E (or non dominant color), slip the others wyif. Cut color E.
With color B (dominant color)
Row 15 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k5, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib, *slip marker, k5, sl 1 wyib, k1, sl 1 wyib; repeat from * to last 2 sts, remove marker, k2tog — 173 sts.
Row 16 (WS): k all sts that appear in the dominant second color, slip the others wyif. Cut color B
GARTER STITCH
With color A… ETA NOTICE!!! In case you didn’t read the update on the previous garter stitch section. I’m getting updates from some of my testers that they are running out of color A in the middle of the second garter stitch section on week 3.
If you want to follow with the suggested color scheme you will need a third ball of color A. I’m so sorry! I though we had enough.
If you want to change it up, I will tell you I contemplated with doing two row stripes in the garter stitch sections with 2 or 3 colors to use up more yarn. I think that would be super cool. Again. I’m so sorry!!
Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 174 sts.
Row 2 (WS): Knit.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until there are 184 sts ending after a row 2. Cut color A.
BOX SLIPPED STITCH
Carry the colors along the side in this section: if you want to use differe colors in this section to use yarn you have remaining that is totally ok.
With color C
Row 1 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 185 sts.
Row 2 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
With color E
Row 3 (RS): Kfb, kfb, sl 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * to the last 2 sts, k2tog — 186 sts.
Row 4 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end.
With color C
Row 5 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 187 sts.
Row 6 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
With color E
Row 7 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k1, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * to the last 3 sts, k1, k2tog — 188 sts. <–updated 3-25-19 the old instructions had the blocks stacking.
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 — 189 sts.
Row 10 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
With color E
Row 11 (RS): Kfb, kfb, k2, slip 1 wyib, *k5, slip 1 wyib; repeat from * to the last 4 sts, k2, k2tog — 190 sts. <–updated 3-25-19 the old instructions had the blocks stacking.
Row 12 (WS): *Knit to the slipped stitch, slip yarn wyif; repeat from * to last slipped stitch, knit to end. Cut color E
With color C
Row 13 (RS): Kfb, kfb, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog — 191 sts.
Row 14 (WS): K1, purl to last stitch, k1. Cut color C
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