Marly Bird Garter Stitch Shawl Knit-along Section 2

The Marly Bird Garter Stitch Shawl Knit-along  Section 2 is sponsored by Red Heart.

This is the very first KAL I’ve hosted that is based on my own pattern and includes a full set of HD videos of me demonstrating how to do each step of the shawl! Click HERE for Section 1; you will find the full instructions for SECTION 2 below. 

Once the KAL is complete the full pattern will be available at MarlyBird.com.

Queue it up and Like the Pattern on Ravelry

THE PROJECT

A SHAWL! Something that is rather simple, uncomplicated and gauge isn’t something that is super important. The project for this KAL is a rather easy shawl but it packs a lot of punch. There are many learning opportunities for me to teach you while you make this garter stitch shawl.

THE DATE

The official start date is March. 30, 2016 – April. 27, 2016. There will be one video released each week along with the pattern instructions for that section. You will find a full schedule at the end of this post with links as they are available.

THE COMMUNITY

There is a dedicated Facebook group for this KAL that is monitored by me and several of the WONDERFUL sampler knitters who tested this pattern for me. We are all there to help you with this project. Please join us!

THE PATTERN

Below you will find the instructions for SECTION 2 of the Marly Bird Garter Stitch Shawl.

THE MATERIALS NEEDED  ETA 4-3-16: please note the yarn amount required for Color C has been changed to 2 balls. 

VIDEO PLAYLIST FOR KAL 

THE MEASUREMENT

THE GAUGE: 17 sts = 4″ (10 cm); 36 rows = 4″ (10 cm) in Garter st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

SPECIAL STITCHES

kfb (Knit into front and back) = Knit next st but do not remove from needle, knit into back loop of same st and remove from needle.

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Let’s Begin

SETUP

At this time, you will use your 36″ needle (or longer) for the next section of the shawl. You will do this by simply working the next row of your work on to the longer needle; at the end of the row your shorter needles will be empty and all your stitches will be on the longer need. Cool, huh?

Now, I wrote this section out row-for-row for the mini-section within the section. This is not an industry standard way of writing a pattern but I thought it might help you out with knowing where you are. I say this below but you will repeat this full mini-section a total of 3 times.

Reminder: you should have a total of 155 sts on your needles after Garter Stitch Section…

STRIPES SECTION

With Color C

Row 1 (right side…increase down center): With C, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to 1 st before marker, kfb, slip marker, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 159 sts.

Row 2: K1, slip marker, kfb, purl to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 161 sts.

With Color A

Rows 3 and 4: With A, K1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 165 sts.

 

With Color C

Row 5 (right side…increase down center): With C, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to 1 st before marker, kfb, slip marker, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 169 sts.

Row 6: K1, slip marker, kfb, purl to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 171 sts.

With Color A

Rows 7 and 8: With A, K1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 175 sts.

 

With Color C

Row 9 (right side…increase down center): With C, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to 1 st before marker, kfb, slip marker, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 179 sts.

Row 10: K1, slip marker, kfb, purl to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 181 sts.

With Color A

Rows 11 and 12: With A, K1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 185 sts.

 

With Color C

Row 13 (right side…increase down center): With C, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to 1 st before marker, kfb, slip marker, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 189 sts.

Row 14: K1, slip marker, kfb, purl to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 191 sts.

With Color A

Rows 15 and 16: With A, K1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 195 sts.

 

With Color C

Row 17 (right side…increase down center): With C, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to 1 st before marker, kfb, slip marker, k1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 199 sts.

Row 18: K1, slip marker, kfb, purl to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 201 sts.

With Color B

Rows 19 and 20: With B, K1, slip marker, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, slip marker, k1 – 205 sts.

ONE Mini-Section complete

If you watch the video you know that those first 20 rows are a sort of mini-section within the full section. You need a total of three mini-sections. So…

Repeat from rows 1-20 twice more – 305 sts.

After all the rows are complete, remove first and last marker.

Major Update posted in video notes and on Facebook Group:

Incase you missed it, 4-3-16 ETA: MAJOR NEWS AND UPDATE: I just ran out of Color C while working on the 3rd section of the new shawl I’m making!

**Does that mean you are going to run out of yarn?!? Yes, we just figured out the problem! The sample knitters were assigning the wrong letter to each color and what I was calling Color C they were calling Color A, thus the mix up. But no worries!

This is going to turn out to be a great teaching tool and a happy accident. Life gives you lemons, make lemonade**

So in the interest of giving you a heads up, it would be a good idea to be on the safe side and get one more ball of Color C if you can.

Or if wish to use color A in the last section _you could do that instead of buying another ball_ and that would look great! I’m actually going to tink out what I’ve done in Color C in this section and do this option (use ColorA) so you can see what it looks like. It’s actually very pretty.

I know this is last minute and a pain but I decided I would rather tell you early about my situation so that you can prevent it from happening to you. Sorry everyone but at least you know early!

Video

Homework

Finish section 2 and be ready to start section three on April 13, 2016.

Once you finish your section be sure to post pictures to the facebook group as there will be a prize given away from RedHeart.com to one lucky person (who is randomly chosen) that has finished his or her homework during the week of April 5, 2016 – April 12, 2016 @ 11:59pm. Goodluck!

OH, One last thing! 

Be sure to use the hashtag #MarlysShawlKAL when you post about it on social media

so we can find what you are saying 🙂

THE SECTION SCHEDULE

 

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