Impromptu Shawl: Section 3

Friday again. So here is section 3. The shawl is getting much bigger now, so it will take longer to knit this section then the smaller previous ones.

Section 3

Change to colour B

Row 1: kfab, knit to 3 st before sm, cdd, remove marker, k1, pm, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Row 2: k to sm, k1, p1, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Repeat rows 1-2 a further 12 times.

Stitch count: 151

Stripes

Change to colour A

Row 3: kfab, knit to 3 st before sm, cdd, remove marker (rm), k1, pm, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Row 4: k2, p to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Change to colour B

Row 5: kfab, knit to 3 st before sm, cdd, remove marker (rm), k1, pm, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Row 6: k to sm, k1, p1, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Repeat rows 3-6 including the colour changes until you have 7 stripes in colour A. (The last row will be row 4 in colour A).

Stitch count: 164

In colour B, repeat rows 1-2 a further 11 times.

Stitch count: 175

Repeat rows 3-6, (the stripe pattern) 9 times, including colour changes. (Finish on Row 6 in colour B)

Stitch count: 193

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