Mystic Star is turning 5 years old today! The pattern was originally published as a mystery KAL back on January 26, 2009. Amazing!
The original KAL had some 300+ members (326, but who’s counting?), and the pattern came in two versions – you could knit Mystic Star as a circular shawl, or as a semicircular shawl. But since the KAL has ended, this pattern has continued to do really well, and by now there are lots and lots of Mystic Stars out in the wild. As a laugh, and a blast from the past, here is the original banner for the Mystic Star KAL:
The shawl was designed using a tencel laceweight yarn from Yarntopia Treasures. This was the first time I ever worked with tencel. Tencel has the feel and sheen of silk, but is a lot less expensive (one skein, enough for this entire project comes in at about $12, as compared to silk lace which can easily run $70 for a skein). While it is a natural fibre, made from wood pulp, it’s also been fairly heavily processed. It is often used in jeans/denim, and is very sturdy. But a shawl knit in a laceweight tencel has an amazing lightweight feel to it.
I’m still really amazed at how the Mystic Star shawl turned out. It was my first circular shawl (the first of many), and I just love the star shape in the center.
Wow, can’t believe it’s been 5 years! My first “real” lace item was Mystic Waters which I ended up finishing around the time Mystic Star came out.