Lent Knitalong Blanket/Celtic Cross

(Please note that the link above is to the Welcome letter; the weekly documents can be found below.) Welcome to Victoria Methodist Church's Mystery Lent Knitalong for 2025! Now that this is no longer a mystery, we can reveal that the pattern is based on the 8th Century Celtic Cross in Kildalton, on the island of Islay. For more details, see week 6 of the knitalong documents! This year we will be knitting a textured blanket in chunky yarn (the pattern can also be knitted in DK weight yarn to make a wall hanging). The pattern is laid out in daily chunks, each day accompanied by a reflection/meditation, and will be released in weekly documents. All the details you need to get started, and information on how the knitalong will run are included in the Welcome letter, along with patterns for two swatches to check your gauge and practise making bobbles if you would like to include those in your blanket. (A link to a video demonstrating these is also included). THE DOCUMENTS FOR WEEKS ONE TO SEVEN WILL BE UPLOADED AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: https://www.vic-methodist-bristol.org.uk/lent-knitalong-2025/ Release dates for the weekly documents are as follows: Week One: Monday 3rd March - now uploaded Week Two: Friday 7th March - now uploaded Week Three: Friday 14th March - now uploaded Week Four: Friday 21st March - now uploaded Week Five: Friday 28th March - now uploaded Week Six: Friday 4th April - now uploaded Week Seven: Friday 11th April - now uploaded Alternatively, knitters can access the documents in the following ways: - sign up to the mailing list to receive everything by email: https://www.vic-methodist-bristol.org.uk/knitalongs/ - all documents will be uploaded to Victoria Methodist Church's website here: https://www.vic-methodist-bristol.org.uk/lent-knitalong-2025/ - join the dedicated Facebook group 'Victoria Methodist Bristol Knitalongs' to access the documents and join a lovely community of knitters all around the world, sharing photos and thoughts on the reflections as we go. Big thanks to the lovely test knitters: Amanda, Anne, Darby, Grace, Joan, Judith and Mel, and to the reflection writers: Andrew, Christine, John, Patrick, Pete, Ruth and Vicky. And special thanks to Vicky for editing/formatting the documents and managing the distribution xxx