What could be better than an entire season of lace?
Each month you will receive a brand new pattern for a lace shawl designed based on the current theme. The lace subscription can be ordered for the summer (3 months), or summer & autumn (6 months) – Summer (June-August), and Autumn (September-November).
The theme for the summer is the three Norns (Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld). They determine the fate of all living creatures by spinning the threads of life. And they water Yggdrasil – the tree of life – so the branches do not dry out or rot.
In the autumn, we will be visiting three different world heritage sites. These shawls will be published in September, October and November.
The cost for 3 months is $20 CDN. And the cost for 6 months is $38 CDN. Each month you will receive a brand new shawl pattern. The yarn requirements vary from shawl to shawl. For the first three shawls I have used 1 skein of Marks & Kattens Fame Trend (460 yds per 100 g), 2 skeins of Unique Sheep Eos (total 1280 yds, 640 yds per 2 oz), and 1 skein of Sappho II from the Sanguine Gryphon (440 yds per 3.5 oz).
The swatch pattern for the Mystic Desire KAL has been posted. With only one week left until the first part of the pattern, you will now have the opportunity to try out your yarn and your needles.
Knitting a lace shawl is a little different from knitting a sweater in terms of gauge. No matter what your gauge is, you will still end up with a shawl. It may not be exactly the same size as mine, but it will be a nice, usable shawl. With a sweater you have to be more careful with gauge, since you want it to fit you well.
The thing to look for in a lace swatch is the difference between the yarn-overs and the stockinette portion. Do they look significantly different? And do you like the fabric of your swatch? If the answer is yes to both of those questions, you’re probably good to go.
The size of my swatch is 15 cm (width) x 12 cm (height). If yours is twice the size of mine, you might want to rethink your choices of yarn and needles, since your shawl will be really enormous. But if you’re reasonably close, you’re good to go.
Happy knitting!
There’s still time to join the KAL – for details and sign-up, see the KAL section.
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