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The past year has been difficult. The pandemic has turned all our lives upside down to such an extent that we are still standing there in disbelief, wondering when a bit of everyday life will return. And right now, this everyday life is becoming even more distant. That's when you might bury your head in the sand. To counteract this feeling of despair - and of course to continue a tradition! - this year we're going to have a fine Mother's Day Mystery Knitalong. Together with you we want to knit the shawl Carla. We didn't choose the name without reason. Because Carla means "the free one".
This meaning fits perfectly for us: because even if we ourselves currently still have to live with restrictions, the cloth reminds us that other times will come again. While knitting we can dive into another world, enjoy peace and distract ourselves. In this blog post, I'll introduce you to our knitalong in a little more detail and tell you about the yarns we used. Oh, and there is also a little news in the store!
What actually is a Knitalong? And what is "mystery" about it, please?!
The Mother's Day Mystery Knitalong is taking place for the third time. Basically, a Knitalong - KAL for short - is about a group knitting together. With the same wool, the same project, designs of a certain designer or or or. Usually there is a fixed starting point. The whole thing becomes mysterious when the knitters don't know what the finished model will look like in the end.
Photo: © Katja Schubert /
Maschenfein
Zora and Amelia are followed by Carla
And that's how it is with us: You only know that you're knitting a shawl and, of course, you know your yarn. But what Carla looks like in the end - we won't tell you! Have a look at Zora and Amelia. These are the shawls from the last two years. And I think, then you can calmly get involved with the (still) secret Carla 😉 Of course, she is quite different from her predecessors - for example, less playful than Amelia. But beautiful they all three are.
Start of our Knitalong is the 15th of April. Then you will also get the first part of the tutorial. Part two will follow on April 22, part three on April 29. The shawl should be ready for Mother's Day on May 9 - but don't put yourself under pressure. Everyone knows how much we have to get done at the same time. And Carla can also be given away as a gift after May 9. Or keep it.
When you buy one of the knitting kits, you will receive the first information about the shawl: the finished measurements, needle size, gauge, but of course also the general amount of yarn, if you want to knit Carla from a different yarn. As usual with our own designs, you can also buy the pattern separately. Just click here. As with the kits, you will first get the basic information and on the days mentioned above you can download the other parts ofinstructionsttern in your customer account.
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Cloth Carla - Mother's Day Mystery CAL 2021 - Pattern6,90€incl. VAT
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Carla - Mystery cloth - Kit 2From: 68,40 €
incl. VAT
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Carla - Mystery cloth - Kit 1From: 116,10 €
incl. VAT
The yarn
Our Mother's Day shawl this year we have developed in collaboration with ITO. The design itself is from Sandra, who knitted her shawl from Kinu and Sensai. With a final measurement of about two meters long and one meter deep, you'll get a real cozy dream thanks to the Sensai (60% mohair, 40% silk). Kinu is made of 100 percent bourette silk. This is also called organic silk , because it is made from the spinning residues of filament silk. The beautiful melange effect is achieved by spinning different colors. You can find the knitting kit here.
If you don't like mohair, you can take a closer look at our second kit. In it you will find Kinu and Shio (100% wool). This combination also really impressed us in the test knitting.
Which color should I use?
Well, if it were that easy! I have shifted my colors back and forth over several days. And thought about it. Because you don't just make a color choice like that. Too beautiful are the many different tones at ITO.
Photos: © Katja Schubert / Maschenfein
Our samplers, which of course we can not yet show you in full glory, we have knitted in different color combinations. For each variation, we swapped the main and contrasting colors once, so that each shawl has a negative counterpart, so to speak. These were our colors:
Kinu #382 Navy + Sensai #341 Orient Blue
Kinu #393 Pale Blue + Sensai #324 Pale Blue
Kinu #385 Light Gray + Sensai #321 Smoke Gray
Kinu #365 Cherry Blossom + Sensai #303 Cherry Blossom
Kinu #486 Gold Oak + Sensai #695 Gold Oak
(or Shio 447 Gold Oak)
Kinu #351 String + Sensai #336 String
(resp. Shio #589 Logwood)
If you need help with the color selection, write us an email to "support@maschenfein.de". Sandra and Jule will be happy to help you. The color cards are already drawn! In addition, we have preset several color variations in the kits themselves, so that you can see directly which colors of the respective yarns go well together.
And then I promised you something new in the store: From now on we have - in limited edition - keychains, with which we carry our knitting love with us at all times. Here you can find the pendants.
And otherwise: Share your yarn combinations and other pictures on Facebook and Instagram. Just use the hashtags #maschenfeinstrickrunde and #muttertagsmysterykal. We are looking forward to seeing you there and defying Corona together with us!
About Sophia
I'm Sophia, live in Hannover and since October 2020 I've been taking care of the blog posts, the newsletter, planning the podcast and coming up with actions for social media. By the way, I also happen to be a knitting addict, which benefits me at work.
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4 comments
Dear Maschenfein team, can you tell me how much of the wool you used for the first part? I had a lot of yarn over for the last Mother's Day shawl and would like to use up almost all of it. Many greetings Birgit
Dear Birgit, from the first color we have used about 420 m in the first part. Of course, it also always depends somewhat on the knitting method and your gauge. But so you have at least once a good reference point. 🙂 Love, Sophia
Hello dear team,
I have not yet received the first part of the pattern for Carla. Ordered it was under 308701 on 06.04.21.
Is the description still coming?
Many greetings Ruth
Dear Ruth! It's best to always send us an email to "support@maschenfein.de" if you have any questions about orders and the like. Then we can respond the fastest. 🙂 You ordered the tutorial for Carla as a guest. But we have added the manual to your customer account now. You should find it under "Downloads". 🙂 You should have received an email to the address you ordered with. Maybe it ended up in your spam folder? If you still have questions, feel free to contact us! Best regards, Sophia