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the cheat sheet
Remember: all increases are on RS rows.
The stripes are ten pairs of rows that can be thought of like this.
1. dark and light travelling left (Rows 1 & 2)
2. dark coming and going (Rows 3 & 4)
3. light and dark travelling right (Rows 5 & 6)
4. light coming and going (Rows 7 & 8)
5. dark coming and going (Rows 9 & 10)
6. light and dark travelling left (Rows 11 & 12)
7. light coming and going (Rows 13 & 14)
8. dark and light travelling right (Rows 15 & 16)
9. dark coming and going (Rows 17 & 18)
10. light coming and going. (Rows 19 & 20)
Each of the three notes below portray the same information in different ways; so the one that makes sense to you is the one you should use.
NOTE 1: There are 6 row types in the twenty rows of pattern repeat.
Row type A: K2, m1l, k to marker, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to next marker, sm, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. 4 sts increased.
Row type B: P2, sm, m1l, k to marker, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to next marker, sm, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, sm, p2. 4 sts increased.
Row type C: P2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, p2. 8 sts increased.
Row type D: K2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. 8 sts increased.
Row type E: K2, purl to last two sts, k2.
Row type F: Purl.
The instructions for the 20 rows, paired, and labeled by row type from above.
Row 1 [RS]: With dark, work row type A. Do not turn; slide sts back to start of the row.
Color 3 remains hanging at the far end of the RS row, on the left.
Row 2 [RS]: With light, work row type B. Turn work.
Row 3 [WS]: With dark, purl. Turn work.
Row 4 [RS]: With dark, work row type C. Turn work.
Row 5 [WS]: With light, purl. Slide sts back to start of row.
Row 6 [WS]: With dark, work row type E. Turn work.
Row 7 [RS]: With light, work row type D. Turn work.
Row 8 [WS]: With light, work row type E. Turn work.
Row 9 [RS]: With dark, work row type D. Turn work.
Row 10 [WS]: With dark, work row type E. Turn work.
Row 11 [RS]: With light, work row type A. Slide sts back to start of row.
Row 12 [RS]: With dark, work row type B. Turn work.
Row 13 [WS]: With light, purl. Turn work.
Row 14 [RS]: With light, work row type C. Turn work.
Row 15 [WS]: With dark, purl. Slide sts back to start of row.
Row 16 [WS]: With light, work row type E. Turn work.
Row 17 [RS]: With dark, work row type D. Turn work.
Row 18 [WS]: With dark, work row type E. Turn work.
Row 19 [RS]: With light, work row type D. Turn work.
Row 20 [WS]: With light, work row type E. Turn work.
NOTE 2: A table. Color and text boldness indicate dark vs light rows.
| Row | Knitting Direction | Row Type | # Increased | Row description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | → | E | K2, purl to last two sts, k2. | |
| 19 | ← | D | 8 | K2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. |
| 18 | → | E | K2, purl to last two sts, k2. | |
| 17 | ← | D | 8 | K2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. |
| 16 | → | E | K2, purl to last two sts, k2. | |
| 15 | → | F | Purl. | |
| 14 | ← | C | 8 | P2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, p2. |
| 13 | → | F | Purl. | |
| 12 | ← | B | 4 | P2, sm, m1l, k to marker, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to next marker, sm, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, sm, p2. |
| 11 | ← | A | 4 | K2, m1l, k to marker, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to next marker, sm, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. |
| 10 | → | E | K2, purl to last two sts, k2. | |
| 9 | ← | D | 8 | K2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. |
| 8 | → | E | K2, purl to last two sts, k2. | |
| 7 | ← | D | 8 | K2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. |
| 6 | → | E | K2, purl to last two sts, k2. | |
| 5 | → | F | Purl. | |
| 4 | ← | C | 8 | P2, m1l, knit to marker, m1r, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k1, m1l, knit to 1 before marker, m1r, k1, m1l, sm, knit to marker, sm, m1l, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, p2. |
| 3 | → | F | Purl. | |
| 2 | ← | B | 4 | P2, sm, m1l, k to marker, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to next marker, sm, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, sm, p2. |
| 1 | ← | A | 4 | K2, m1l, k to marker, sm, k to next marker, sm, m1r, k to marker, m1l, sm, k to next marker, sm, knit to last 2 sts, m1r, k2. |
NOTE 3: This is the chart I used when knitting mine. It shows knitting direction, color, the garter stitch edging, and how many stitches are increased for each row.
I hope this helps. Don’t forget you can always get in on the discussion over in Ravelry. Now, get out there and have fun with color.
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