Sleuthing MKAL 2014

Gauge is unimportant - use a yarn and needle combination that gives you a fabric you like.
Clue 1
Cast on 40 stitches Row 1-6: knit all stitches Row 7: k40 Row 8: k3, p to last 3, k3 Row 9: k5, p1, k34 Row 10: k3, p30, k1, p3, k3 Row 11: k6, p2, k32 Row 12: k3, p28, k2, p4, k3 Row 13: k8, p2, k30 Row 14: k3, p27, k1, p6, k3