I never imagined I’d be considering joining my second WestKnits mystery shawl knit along, but I am! This year’s pattern is called the Geogradient and as usual, the goal is to knit the shawl in a period of four weeks in the month of October — that is if we can keep up with all the speedy knitters out there! I still don’t know if I will buy my yarn locally, or order one of the kits that will be on sale starting tomorrow morning.
Last year was my first-ever MKAL, which I knit using very bright pink colors. This year I’m leaning towards blues and greens, but the pinks have a way of calling my name! (I’m looking at you, “Flamingo” & “Miracle” gradients! 🤩)
One of my favorite kits going on sale tomorrow is the “Wave Gradient” shown below. Aren’t those blues gorgeous? Blue is a super safe color, I think, especially for me, since you’ll often find me wearing jeans and white tops. But doesn’t everything go well with jeans and white?
Green tones might also be a good idea since they’d match my son’s school colors and I’ll be able to wear my shawl to his football games. The “Sage Gradient” looks super soft, but I like the bright yellow in the “Mythical Gradient” a lot. I’m excited!
Here are my top 11 kits. I still can’t decide which one I love the most — I want them all! And these aren’t even all the colors. See the full list of options here, or check out this video.
Which one would you choose?
And now I’d better go set my alarm. I don’t want to be the last one to sign up. Last year the kits sold incredibly fast.
Things to note:
Sign-ups and kits launch tomorrow, September 2 at 16:00 Amsterdam time! That is 7 a.m. PST, Marin!
You can sign up by purchasing the Geogradient MKAL shawl on Ravelry or westknits.com
Are you considering joining the MKAL? Let me know in the comments!