Announcing the Mystic Star Shawl knitalong!
Mystic Star is a circular shawl which draws its inspiration from the starry night sky.
There will also be a semicircular version of the shawl available.
The finished diameter is approximately 130 cm (51”)
My shawl is knit on 3.25 mm needles, using 10/2 Tencel (laceweight) yarn from Yarntopia Treasures (1,050 yds per 4 oz skein) in the Seaweed colourway. The circular shawl uses 1 skein (approx 1,050 yds), and the semicircular shawl uses approx. 1/2 skein (550 yds). The 10/2 Tencel is available on Etsy and on eBay.
As always, yarn substitutions are encouraged.
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The pattern will be made available for a knitalong, starting January 26.
It will be distributed to the members in four consecutive pieces, once a week on Mondays.
The last part of the pattern will be released on February 16.
The KAL is completed, but the pattern is available for purchase here.
All members of the KAL will have access to the clues as well as the complete pattern in one nice set at the end of the KAL.
An alle Deutschsprachigen: Keine Sorge, auch bei diesem gemeinsamen Stricken wird es wieder eine deutsche Übersetzung geben.
Svensk-språkig hjälp finns förstås som vanligt också.
The South for the Winter lace scarf reminds us of the warmer weather even during the long, cold winter months.
The scarf is knit in Bamboo Cotton blend (in the Olive colourway) from Yarntopia Treasures – 420 yds/4 oz skein. The length is of course adjustable, but with one skein you get a scarf which is approx. 26 cm x 190 cm (10″ x 76″).
This pattern is available in .pdf format for $8.00 CDN. Please place your order here:
The pattern is charted.
South for the Winter.
The name is courtesy of CKSKNITTER, who will receive a free copy of the pattern.
This shawl draws its inspiration from winter, and in particular the breathtaking icicles found during the early and late parts of winter. It’s a very light and airy lace shawl.
The shawl can be knit as a square shawl (150 x 150 cm) or a triangular shawl (w: 175 cm, h: 87 cm).
My shawl is knit on 3.25 mm needles, using 10/2 Tencel (laceweight) yarn from Yarntopia Treasures (1,050 yds per 4 oz skein) in the New York colourway. The square shawl uses 2 skeins (approx. 2,100 yds) of the Tencel yarn, and the triangular shawl uses 1 skein (approx 1,050 yds).
This pattern is available in .pdf format for $8.00 CDN. Please place your order here:
Mystic Ice comes in two separate files. The MysticIceInstructions contain the beginning and finishing instructions, as well as the legends. All the charts are in MysticIceCharts.
I have started knitting a new lace scarf. The yarn is Bamboo Cotton blend (in the Olive colourway) from Yarntopia Treasures – 420 yds/4 oz skein.
Lightly stretched, it’s about 34 cm wide.
I really like how the colours are pooling on the sides of the scarf, to make the leaves more solid in colour.
My scarf is as of yet nameless, but *you* can help me name it. Let’s make it a contest. Put your name suggestions in the comments, and the prize will be a copy of the pattern.
The contest is open until Dec 30, and I’ll announce the winner on New Years Eve.
My new yarn arrived from Yarntopia today. From top to bottom it’s 100% Bamboo in Emerald, a Bamboo/Cotton blend in Olive Oil, and 6/2 Rayon Tencel in Raindrop.
The emerald yarn is sport weight, and the other two are fingering weight. I’m itching to start using it, and even though I already have one vacation project planned, I think one of these skeins will have to sneak into the bag as well.
Aside from that, the Wollmeise in Rosenrot is coming with me. That shawl is already in progress (I had to cast on and get through the first 40 rows or so just to make sure I knew what the gauge was, to size the shawl). Seeing as how the yarn is so difficult to get a hold of, I can’t run out of yarn…. 
I’m also working on the Weasley Sweater. I have completed the back and about half of the front, so it’s moving along nicely. The reason it’s taking so long to get through it is that I only have very limited time to work on it while the recipient is not around, and I would really like it to be a surprise. Oh well…. there is still some time left before it has to be wrapped.
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