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The Dotted Rays Shawl knit with 3 skeins of Birdstreet Yarn BFL
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The Dotted Rays Shawl knit with 3 skeins of Birdstreet Yarn BFL
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![Daybreak - Knitting Tutorial
Daybreak is a beginner friendly shawl project knit top-down from the center of the wingspan edge to the border. In this tutorial, well cast on and work through sections 1 and 2 together.
00:57 Color Inspiration
CAST ON
8:08 Using A, CO 3 sts. K 6 rows. Pick up and knit 3 sts along garter edge. Pick up and knit 3 sts along the CO edge. 9 sts.
10:31 Set Up Row 1 (WS): K3, M1L, p3, M1R, k3. 11 sts.
11:50 Set Up Row 2 (RS): K3, M1L, k2, pm, k1, pm, k2, M1R, k3. 13 sts.
13:19 Set Up Row 3 (WS): K3, M1L, p7, M1R, k3. 15 sts.
SECTION 1 - SOLID
14:34 Row 1 (RS): K3, M1L, (k2, M1R) twice, slm, k1, slm, (M1L, k2) twice, M1R, k3. 21 sts.
16:13 Row 2 (WS): K3, M1L, p to last 3 sts, M1R, k3. 23 sts.
18:15 Row 3 (RS): K3, M1L, k to last 3 sts, M1R, k3. 25 sts.
19:16 Row 4 (WS): K3, M1L, p to last 3 sts, M1R, k3. 27 sts.
20:35 Row 5 (RS): K3, M1L, (k5, M1R) twice, slm, k1, slm, (M1L, k5) twice, M1R, k3. 33 sts.
24:33 At the end of section 1, you should have 135 [171, 171] sts.
SECTION 2 - STRIPES
26:07 Set Up Row 1 (RS): Using B, k3, M1L, k1, pm, sl1 wyib, k20 [26, 26], M1R, pm, sl1 wyib, k20 [26, 26], M1R, pm, sl1 wyib, k20 [26, 26], M1R, slm, sl1 wyib, slm, M1L, k20 [26, 26], sl1 wyib, pm, M1L, k20 [26, 26], sl1 wyib, pm, M1L, k20 [26, 26], sl1 wyib, pm, k1, M1R, k3. 143 [179, 179] sts.
33:31 Set Up Row 2 (WS): K3, M1L, p to last 3 sts slipping markers and slip the slip sts wyif as you reach them, M1R, k3. 145 [181, 181] sts.
35:58 Row 1 (RS): Using A, k3, M1L, k to last 3 sts, M1R, k3. 2 sts increased.
37:45 Row 3 (RS): Using B, k3, M1L, k to first m, slm, sl1 wyib, (k to m, M1R, slm, sl1 wyib) 3 times, slm, M1L, (k to one st before m, sl1 wyib, slm, M1L) 2 times, k to one st before m, sl1 wyib, slm, k to last 3 sts, M1R, k3. 8 sts increased.
42:30 Row 4 (WS): K3, M1L, p to last 3 sts slipping markers and slip the slip sts wyif as you reach them, M1R, k3. 2 sts increased.
44:18 Repeat Rows 1-4 of Pattern Repeat 10 [14, 19] more times. There should be 12 [16, 21] color B stripes. 299 [391, 461] sts.
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![Clue 3 - Mystery MusiKAL
Get ready for Clue 3 of the Mystery MusiKAL! This week, we have two beautiful sections featuring woven checks and modular shaping, and we’ll be working with all four colors again!
01:19 COLORS & MOHAIR DARE
SECTION 3
MODULAR STRIP 1 - TRIANGLE 1
3:49 Begin by picking up sts into the left I-cord edge of Scallop 1 starting with the color A I-cord next to the first welt
4:21 Row 1 (RS): Using C, (pick up and k3, m1) twice, pick up and k2, m1. You should now be at the CO corner of Scallop 1. Turn to work WS. 11 sts
5:31 Row 2 (WS): Pick up and k3 sts from the I-cord edge of Scallop 1, k10, sl1 wyif. 14 sts
7:19 Row 3 (RS): Kfb, k to last 3 sts, sl3 wyif. 15 sts
8:24 Row 4 (WS): K12, k2tog, sl1 wyif. 14 sts
08:57 PATTERN REPEAT
09:51 Repeat Rows 5 & 6 of Pattern Repeat 8 more times. 5 sts
10:23 Next Row (RS): K2, sl3 wyif
10:31 Next Row (WS): K3, k2tog. 4 sts. Break yarn
10:53 Place 4 sts onto a waste yarn or onto a split ring marker
MODULAR STRIP 2
12:35 Row 1 (RS): Using D, (pick up and k3, m1) twice, pick up k2, m1, sl1 wyif (the first selvedge st from the previous Strip). 12 sts
14:30 Row 2 (WS): K2tog, kfb, k8, sl1 wyif. 12 sts
15:17 Row 3 (RS): Kfb, k10, sl2 wyif (last st and next picked-up selvedge st from the previous Strip). 14 sts
17:15 Row 4 (WS): K2tog, kfb, k8, k2tog, sl1 wyif. 13 sts
18:25 PATTERN REPEAT
19:40 Repeat last 2 rows 9 more times resulting in 12 garter ridges. Break color D
21:25 Place the 4 live color C sts from the previous strip onto your needle. With RS facing, these are now the last 4 sts of the row. 17 sts
TRIANGLE 2
22:24 Row 1 (RS): Using C, k12, ssk, sl3 wyif. 16 sts
24:05 Row 2 (WS): K13, k2tog, sl1 wyif. 15 sts
25:00 PATTERN REPEAT
25:45 Repeat last 2 rows 9 more times. 5 sts
26:08 Next Row (RS): K2, sl3 wyif
26:17 Next Row (WS): K3, k2tog. 4 sts. Break yarn. Place 4 sts onto waste yarn or onto a split ring marker
27:38 MODULAR STRIP 3
38:37 SECTION 3 COMPLETED SPOILER ALERT
SECTION 4
SLIP STITCHES
43:38 Row 1 (RS): Using C, k3, kfb, k67, *k12, k1 while closing the short row gap, k27, k1 while closing the short row gap, k11; repeat from * twice more.
48:35 Reverse the order of the last 3 sts, so you are looking at the smooth knit side of these I-Cord sts, k3tog. There should now be 229 sts from Section 2. Continue working Row 1 on the RS by picking up sts along the Section 2 I-Cord edge and along the Section 3 selvedge
50:18 Row 1 continued (RS): Place marker. (Pick up and k2, m1) 8 times along the Section 2 I-cord edge.
53:23 (Pick up and k2, m1) 54 times along the Section 3 selvedge.
56:01: Place the 4 live sts from the color C Triangle onto your left needle. K1, sl3 wyif. 190 sts. This stitch count and the rest of the stitch counts in this section only refer to the picked-up stitches along the Section 2 I-cord edge and Section 3 selvedge
57:28 Row 2 (WS): K3, m1, p187, remove m, turn to work RS. 191 sts
This section is worked using the German Short Row technique
59:08 Row 3 (RS): Sl1 wyif, place yarn on top of right needle and pull downward to reveal 2 strands of yarn on the right needle,
59:55 k3, pm, k to last 3 sts, sl3 wyif
1:02:59 Row 4 (WS): Using A [B, D], k3, m1, (sl3 wyif, p5) to me, remove m, turn to work RS. 1 st increased
1:05:08 Row 5 (RS): Sl1 wyif, place yarn on top of right needle and pull downward to reveal 2 strands of yarn on the right needle,
1:05:38 bring yarn forward, p3, pm, p1, sl3 wyib, (p5, sl3 wyib) to last 4 sts, p1, sl3 wyif
1:07:44 Row 6 (WS): K3, m1, k1, sl3 wyif, (k5, sl3 wyif) to 1 st before m, k1, remove m, turn to work RS. 1 st increased
1:09:47 Row 7 (RS): Sl1 wyif, place yarn on top of right needle and pull downward to reveal 2 strands of yarn on the right needle,
1:10:17 sl3 wyib, pm, (p5, sl3 wyib) to last 5 sts, p2, sl3 wyif. Break yarn
1:12:36 Row 8 (WS): Using C, k3, m1, p to m, remove m, turn to work WS. 1 st increased
1:14:50 Row 9 (RS): Sl1 wyif, place yarn on top of right needle and pull downward to reveal 2 strands of yarn on the right needle,
1:15:09 k3, pm, k to last 3 sts, sl3 wyif
1:15:35 Row 10 (WS): Using D [A, B], k3, m1, p7, (sl3 wyif, p5) to m, remove m.
1:19:57 Next Row (WS): Using C, k3, m1, p13, remove m. (P3, p1 while closing the short row gap) 58 times.
1:23:33 You should now be at the 229 sts from Section 2. (K2tog, yo) to last 3 sts, sl3 wyif. 478 total sts. Break color C
1:25:45 COMPLETED CLUE 3 SPOILER ALERT
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