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

Impromptu Shawl: Section 1

Here it is. The first part of the pattern for the Impromptu Shawl.

You need colours A and B, the stitch marker and your knitting needles.

 Abbreviations

k: knit // p: purl

kfab: knit front and back

cdd: centered double decrease [Slip 2 stitches together, knit 1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over together. See video for more details.]

pm: place marker // sm: stitch marker // st: stitch

Cast on

Use colour A and cast on 7 stitches using the long tail method

Knit 1 row

Section 1

Row 1 (RS): kfab, cdd, k1, place marker (pm), kfab, k1

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

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

Row 4: kfab, k to sm, k1, p1, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Repeat rows 3-4 a further 21 times. Stitch count 53

Make 2 stripes in colour B.

Continue repeating rows 3-4 but change between colour B and A, with each strip being 1 repeat of rows 3-4.

In colour A repeat rows 3-4 5 more times. Stitch count: 69

Row 63: kfab, knit to 3 st before sm, cdd, remove marker (rm), k1, pm, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Row 64: k to sm, k1, p1, k to 2 st before end. kfab, k1

Repeat rows 63-64 a further 13 times.

Stitch count: 83

Make 3 stripes in colour B, continuing to repeat rows 63-64

Stitch count: 88

Change to colour A and repeat rows 63-64 a further 17 times

Stitch count: 105

Make 5 stripes in colour B continuing to repeat rows 63-64

Stitch count 114

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