here is the info about the may day mystery knit a long using the fibre company's meadow.
Like last year, the May Day Mystery Knit-A-Long will use one skein The Fibre Company Meadow. A blend of merino, baby llama, silk and linen, this shawl will be perfect for summertime knitting.
The pattern will be available for purchase for $4.50 through Ravelry beginning today, May 1. Please purchase the pattern before May 10th to receive the initial swatch instructions. All pattern clues will be sent to your Ravelry inbox. Participant updates and spoiler alerts can also be posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, or as comments on our blog, and tagged #KWMKAL (Kelbourne Woolens Mystery Knit-A-Long). To make it fun for everyone, please post spoiler alerts in our SPOILER ALERT thread if posting project pictures before the next clue is released!
Here is a list of featured Meadow stockists who have elected to participate in the knit-a-long, and are ready for your Mystery Knit-A-Long needs!*
The pattern will be updated every Saturday as follows:
* May 10th: Tutorial on measuring gauge in a lace pattern, tips and tricks on knitting lace from charts, and swatching instructions. Clue A directions.
* May 17th: Info about common shawl shapes and how they are created. Clue B directions.
* May 31st: Tips and tricks on how to properly "read" lace and how pairing decreases and increased creates different visual results. Clue C directions.
* June 7th: Information on the difference between "lace knitting" "knitted lace" and how to work lace on the WS rows. Clue D directions.
* June 14th: How to make smooth transitions between lace patterns and different methods for adding texture into lace. Clue E directions.
* June 21st: Edgings! A few different ways edgings are created. How to work this MKAL's edging and finishing instructions. Clue F directions.
At the close of the MKAL all participants will receive a final formatted single pdf of the whole pattern.
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