Cordillera MCAL by DeviousRose
Pattern page: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cordillera-knit-version
Release schedule:
January 6- Clue 1 (Foothills). Some easy prep, like gathering supplies and camping gear. 口 January 8- Clue 2 (Ascent). We begin the climb! But then we set up base camp. 口 January 15- Clue 3 (Peak). We're near the top of the Andes 口 January 29- Clue 4 (Return to the Village). Finishing up, casting off, blocking. 口 February 5 - Officially over! You are free to share photos of your adventure · Please, no spoiler photos as your front project photo until after the MKAL is over. Use the pattern teaser images or your yarn choices. Sign up thread is here. Size: Clue 3 is repeatable until you are happy or yarn runs out! Gauge: Item will need to be somewhat drapey, but a tighter gauge or larger yarn & needles is okay so long as your work is flexible. You wil just get a cozier item. If you use finer hooks/needles or finer yarn, you will get a more delicate item. 4 stitches x 20 rows = 4 inches/10 cm square in stockinette st
Materials:
- 3 colours of at least 109 yards each DK yarn or other weight that works with your hook or needles. I used 3 skeins Mirasol Llama Una, 100% llama, 109 yards/50 grams, in Gull, Gold, and Forest. Crochet item will be somewhat smaller than knitted item if you use the same yardage - 5.5 mm/us 9 circular or long needles to accommodate many stitches 5.0 mm hook for DK weight. I used a 4.5 mm hook with sport-weight yarn, and a 5.5 mm with worsted weight in Knit Picks Swish Worsted, 110 yards/ 50 grams.
Clue 2 (knit):
Notes:
You will begin and end each row with 2 knit selvedge stitches. For the spine, you will knit through the back loop on the right side and purl on the wrong side. Only one side of the chart is shown.
Garter-tab cast on:
With CA, cast on 2 stitches, knit 18 rows. Do not turn work at 18th row, but instead rotate 90° to the right and pick up and purl 9 stitches from the side, then rotate again and pick up and knit 2 stitches from the cast-on edge. 13 stitches cast on.
Begin Pattern:
Follow Chart 1, or the written instructions for Chart 1. Place a marker on either side of the spine stitch. Note that the beginning and end selvedge are not in the written instructions, nor is the spine. Each right side row should be worked as k2, yo, instructions, yo, sl m, kbtl, sl m, yo, instructions, yo, k2, and each wrong side row as k2, instructions, sl m, purl, sl m, instructions, k2.
Written instructions for Setup Chart (only written for one side of spine- you will need to work each row twice. Written instructions also do NoT include spine or edge stitches): Row 1: Yo, k4, yo. 17 sts Row2: P6 Row3: Yo, k2tog, \*yo, k1\* 2x, k2tog, yo. 21 sts Row 4:Knit. In Colour B: Row 5: Yo, knit, yo. 25 sts Row 6:Purl. Row 7: Yo, k2tog, \*yo, k1\* 2x, k2tog, k2, yo. 29 sts Row 8:Knit. In Colour C: Row 9: Yo, knit, yo. 33 sts Row 10:Purl. Row 11: Yo, k1, k2tog, k2tog, \*yo, k1\* 4x, k2tog, k2tog, kl, yo. 37 sts. Row 12: Knit.
