Meadow Mystery KAL!

If you haven’t heard yet, it’s not too late to join in the fun!
We are hosting our first Mystery Knit-A-Long in celebration of our new yarn, Meadow.

Meadow is a rustic yet luxurious blend of 40% extrafine merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% mulberry silk and 15% linen. Each 100 gram skein contains 549 yards. We will be co-hosting the KAL on our blog and on our Kelbourne Woolens Ravelry Group.

The Meadow Mystery pattern is a triangular shawl which increases at four points beginning at the back neck. The instructions will be both charted and written out for clues. Each clue will include a description of how the motif changes so that it flows seamlessly from one segment to the next. These excerpts are a special bonus to KAL participants based on a day long class we teach on designing your own lace motifs. These excerpts will not be available in the final pattern!

The pattern will be available for purchase for $3.50 through Ravelry beginning Saturday June 1st. Please purchase the pattern before June 15th to receive the initial swatch instructions and including yarn requirements. 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 (which stands for Kelbourne Woolens Mystery Knit-A-Long). Please post spoiler alerts in our SPOILER ALERT thread if posting project pictures before the next clue is released!

Here is a list of current Meadow stockists, many of whom are also offering Meadow online or for order via telephone.  Hopefully there’s one near you!  To view the most current list please head here.

Anacapa Fine Yarns, Ventura CA
A Verb for Keeping Warm, Oakland CA
Blazing Needles, Salt Lake City UT
The Blue Pearl, Madison NJ
Cast Away, Santa Rose CA
Cast on Cottage, Roswell GA
Cornwall Yarn Shop, Cornwall NY
Dyed in the Wool, Pittsburgh PA
Earth Faire, Newfoundland NJ
Fancy Tiger, Denver CO
Fibre Space, Alexandria VA
Forever Yarn, Doylestown PA
Hidden River Yarn, Philadelphia PA
Knit a Bit, Westfield NJ
Knit New Haven, New Haven CT
Knit Wit, Portland ME
The Knitter’s Edge, Bethlehem PA
The Knitting Patch, Altamonte Springs, FL
Loop, Philadelphia PA
Loop London, London England
Love 2 Knit, East Greenwich RI
My Sister Knits, Fort Collins CO
Patricia’s YarnsPearl Fiber Arts, Portland OR
Rosie’s Yarn Cellar, Philadelphia PA
Webs, Northampton MA
Wisp, Granville OH
Woolbearers, Mt. Holly, NJ
Wooly Monmouth, Monmouth NJ
The Woolpack, Acton MA
Yarn Cupboard, Jamesville NY
Zigo Zago, Victoria Australia

Many of our stockists will also be hosting in store knit nights for KAL participants!  Stay tuned to our Ravelry group for a list of local yarn stores you can join in the fun with!

At the close of the KAL all participants will receive a final formatted pdf of the pattern at no additional charge. The pattern will be updated every Saturday as follows:

Saturday June 1st: Initial instructions, tutorial on measuring gauge in a lace pattern and swatching instructions will be emailed to all who purchased the pattern by this date. Also included will be a list of stockists who carry the yarn and will be participating in the KAL!

Saturday June 15th: Cast on, how to read a lace chart, chart key, set up and initial instructions.

Saturday June 22nd: Expanding the motif. This week includes an in depth look at motifs and repeats in lace knitting.

Saturday June 29th: Modifying and lengthening the motif. How to modify a lace design.

Saturday July 6th: Motif simplification. Learn to isolate and create simple repeats from your designs. A discussion of lace knitting “flow.”

Saturday July 13th: Part 5, Choose your own adventure! A simple or complex edging pattern of your choice. Both options available ONLY in the KAL!

Saturday July 20th: Final pdfs will be emailed to all participants! The final pattern will be available for sale for $6 to nonparticipants, and available wholesale to Kelbourne Woolens + Fibre Company stockists.

Sunday July 21st: Join us in a Ravelry chat at 9 pm EST! Put the kids to bed and grab a glass of wine or cuppa tea and share your knitting adventures!