Christmas shawl and knit-along

Keeping secrets, revealing secrets - who doesn't know that? This week, for example, my husband discovered what is probably my biggest secret: I have too much wool. There's no other way I can explain the sentence "Well, you've got wool you haven't knitted yet" in the face of three Lego sets that haven't been finished yet. But our relationship can take it.

So let's talk about my (and your) next wool purchase: perhaps some of you will recognize the shawl: the basis for Mayra is the shell shawl that Marisa once designed for a video course. We put it to the test again, changed the yarn combination, refined the techniques and transferred everything to the year 2023. Because we've simply done so much that a makeover was more than overdue.

The name Mayra has several meanings, one of which is "beautiful island" or - depending on the derivation - "star of the sea". Either way, a connection to the ocean cannot be denied and the name therefore fits perfectly with the shell structure that makes up the fabric.

No need to sew them together

You knit Mayra from the bottom to the top - in the form of 66 individually worked shells. But don't worry: one is knitted directly onto the other, so no sewing is necessary. You also have the option of knitting all the shells in the same color or alternating between different colors.

The scarf has a total length of approx. 250 cm at the end. Thanks to its shallow depth (approx. 60 cm) and the material used, it remains nice and light and is sure to become a favorite companion.

You will also need 3.5 mm needles for knitting - or needles to match the gauge of the gauge swatch. You have the choice of yarn: you can knit with Lima and Premia from Lamana or - if you prefer mohair-free - use only Lima.

In the Lima-Premia combo, you knit 33 shells from Lima and the other half from double Premia. The silk-mohair yarn is one of our favorites, while Lima has only been around since this year - but the blend of merino, alpaca and silk won us over straight away.

Can you already feel the finished scarf on your skin? I can. And the bad thing is: Marisa, Sandra and Louisa each already have a shawl - the rest of the team will have to follow suit, won't they? And how nice it would be if we all knitted together ...

Wait a minute, wait a minute! That sounds suspiciously like a knit-along, doesn't it? It sure does! You've been wishing for it all these years and this year - also because we have the license to make wishes come true - we're making the dream come true: there's a knitted Christmas shawl knit-along!

So order your kit now, it starts on November 15th. The complete pattern will only be available on this day, if you buy before then you will "only" receive the wool and all the information you need to prepare it. You can also order the pattern separately, but the complete version will not be available until November 15. The update will then appear automatically in your customer account during the morning. So the process is similar to our Mother's Day shawl knit-along, except that everything has a Christmassy, Christmassy touch. Just the way I like it best 😉.

And speaking of Secret Santa: because we love little gifts and presents just as much as you do, we've included a free card and banderole to print out yourself to go with the scarf. You can either add them individually to your basket here or tick the corresponding box in the kit. There is no official end date for the Knit-Along this time, although December 24th is of course a good date: Either you put the shawl under the Christmas tree for a loved one or you wear it yourself. Either way, it can only be a wonderful Christmas with Mayra!

What also really touched me this week were a few emails about our newsletter, which you receive twice a week (once during the week and once on Saturday for coffee). There is also an extra Instagram newsletter, which you can sign up for here. Unfortunately, we are still receiving feedback that the newsletters are not reaching you despite your registration.

This almost exclusively affects customers with a t-online address (everyone else please check your spam folder). The whole thing is super annoying and we are already working with our provider to find a solution. Until then, however, we have to ask for your patience. If you have the opportunity, you can register with a different address in the meantime and we will let you know by e-mail as soon as everything is working smoothly again. Thank you for your understanding and, above all, your enthusiasm for our content!