The Muppet Shawl

*It's the mkal that's Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, and muppetational!* > **Pattern is 25% off during the presale period**--now thr Feb 29th (when we leap year our way into muppets:) **How Does This Work?** * It's a knitting pattern for a generous shawl/wrap/scarf-thingy * Those purchasing the pattern during the pre-sale period (see below) will receive a planning sheet with gauge and materials info. * There will be 5 clues for the mkal. **Clue 1 drops on March 1st** (first thing in the am EDT), with clues 2-5 releasing on March 8th, March 15th, March 22nd, and March 29th. (yes, we're “marching” into muppets. Or muppeting our way through March…) * As each clue is published, you will receive an update with that Clue (via Ravelry download). * We can chat about each clue in my [Ravelry Group][1] and/or our [mkal Facebook group][2]. * **The yardage listed includes wiggle room.** Even small differences in gauge can result in using more or less yarn than listed, and since it's pretty awful to run out of yarn, I work to ensure that everyone can finish without having to play yarn chicken. **What Am I Getting Myself Into?** * The pattern is written for 2 full skeins (400 yds/skein) of fingeringweight yarn in a main color (MC) and 6 mini skeins (or ~134 yds each) that have some contrast to the MC. * **You can absolutely substitute** 2 full size skeins in 2 different colors for the minis. Or you can stashbust and use scraps (just make sure you have close to 134 yds of each). Or you can sub in 2 skeins of the same color for the minis and make the whole thing a 2-color shawl. * If you go with a 6 mini-skein set, it can be a Fade, rainbow, gradient, or just a mix of 6 colors that make you really happy * There is slip-stitch colorwork, but no brioche, and the teeny bit of stranded colorwork is totally optional (and I give a cool way around it to get the same exact effect because I'm sneaky like that:) * The pattern is accessible for beginners and experienced knitters alike.  There will be some stitches that may be unfamiliar, but Kermit and I have teamed up to make you several video tutorials to help you along. * There will be Muppet Show references in the pattern, but you won't need to get the jokes in order to work the actual shawl instructions. For the pattern I used a set of Yummy 2-ply from Miss Babs. [Kits will be available here][3] **in a few days** and they're gorgeous!  Other dyers will be offering sets as well, and I'll add them all to the grand list below. **Gauge:** 21.5 sts & 30 rows/4” (blocked) in multiple stitch patterns on size 5 (3.75 mm) needle (or size needed to achieve gauge). **Sizes:** One size, in the final shape of a rectangle. The exact dimensions are a mystery, but I will give you some measurements along the way, and the size will be generous enough to wrap around Miss Piggy & Kermie together. The construction will be something along the lines of what I’ve designed before, but with a different, cool twist at the end **Materials:** 2 skeins of Miss Babs Yummy 2-ply (400 yds/110 g) in a Main Color (MC), and 1 set of 6 mini-skeins (133 yds/38 g each) of Miss Babs Yummy 2-Ply in various colors (“C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, and C6”) A size 5 (3.75 mm) 24” circular needles or size needle needed to achieve gauge in pattern 2 stitch markers, a locking stitch marker, a tapestry needle, waste yarn. **Links to dyers providing kits** [Miss Babs][4] -- US based [Wolhobby][5] -- EU based Cesium Yarn -- US based. kits [here][6], [here][7], [here][8], and [here][9]. [Marinated Yarns][10] -- US based [Another Crafty Girl][11] -- US based [Silver Key Stitches][12] [Sunshine Yarns][13] [Amanda Hope Yarn][14] [Four Purls][15] -- US based in Emma's Yarn [Yarn It! (Canada)][16] [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/lyrical-knits [2]: https://j0l1y7h.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F1840115716254708/1/01000185e3de8a11-d759bf23-f079-48ab-9b23-700cae262aca-000000/6A1IvsGcUKMuxJLnn8t9yVAITo0=306 [3]: https://www.missbabs.com/collections/the-muppet-shawl [4]: https://www.missbabs.com/collections/the-muppet-shawl [5]: https://wolhobby.nl/MKAL-wool-kits-The-Muppet-Shawl?ProductCategory=32629146&Lng=en [6]: https://cesiumyarn.com/products/balcony-muppet-kit [7]: https://cesiumyarn.com/products/gonzo-muppet-kit [8]: https://cesiumyarn.com/products/presbyterians-muppet-kit [9]: https://cesiumyarn.com/products/sadly-temporary-muppet-kit [10]: https://marianatedyarns.com/products/the-muppet-shawl-mkal [11]: https://anothercraftygirl.com/products/the-muppets-shawl-kit [12]: https://www.silverkeystitches.com/shop/p/themuppetshawlkit-preorder [13]: https://www.sunshineyarns.com/ [14]: https://amandahopeyarn.com/collections/the-muppet-shawl [15]: https://www.fourpurls.com/shop/yarn/sock-fingering/muppet-shawl-combos/ [16]: https://yarnitcobourg.ca/products/feel-good-yarn-medleys?variant=39435775279153