Wisterious

Wisterious is a semicircular shawl with flowing layers of texture and lace, designed as an MKAL, in 6 parts, running Sep-Nov, 2025. Expect chevrons, hearts, leaves, mesh, texture, mini cables and optional beads. **Dates**: Part 1: Sep 21, (Sun, 3.30pm at +9.5 hours) - available now Part 2: Sep 23, (Tues, 9pm) - available now Part 3: Sep 27, (Sat, 9am) - available now Part 4: Oct 4, (Sat, 9am) - available now Part 5: Oct 11, (Sat, 9am) - available now Part 6: Oct 18, (Sat, 9am) - available now The official [FO][1] thread is now open! This is a no chat, one post/entry per FO thread and on Nov 30, I’ll randomly draw 3 prize winners for their choice of one of my ebooks. . For BO: bind off very loosely on any WS row after r161 in your preferred stretchy bind off, such as JSSBO or a twice worked BO (k2, pass second st over first, return remaining st to left needle, repeat to end) The MKAL is running in the [Nimble Knits](/groups/nimble-knits) group in this thread [here][2] - you can find time zone maps for the release times in the first post. There are FAQ in the first post, including info on the dreaded 1/1/1 cable. The preliminary welcome/chat thread can be found [here][3]. * **Yarn**: Suits lace to sport weight yarn in solid, gradient, or very gentle variegation/speckle/semi-solidity. I used a discontinued yarn myself, and this is the perfect opportunity to do a deep stash dive and polish your metaphorical halo/earn some smug points. Or not - no judgement here! :) * **Yardage** is very flexible. The shawl can be bound off anywhere from r162 - r320 and beyond. Allow a minimum of 600m lace weight or 800m fingering weight, but if you have a 1600y skein, you will still be able to use it all. * Choose needles that suit your yarn and create a gauge you like. * The design can be worked entirely from the **written pattern pattern, or from charts** with notes. * **Shape**: a wedge-constructed semi circle. Extra wedges can be added to make more than a half circle if desired. * **Sizing** is adaptable due to the wedge construction and the extendable edge, so it can be as small or large as you like. * **Beads** are an optional addition. As charted, there are up to 1720 beads, but if you don’t happen to need body armour, you can easily use less. * Hint: as in [Don't Panic](/patterns/library/dont-panic-2), there are several possible endings. One takes you to r238, one takes you to r278, or the third option is to jump across to a different pattern, which gives you another 180 rows to play with. * My project page can be found [here][4] for info on tester yarn usage and Ellen from Earthfaire has created some lovely beaded kits [here][5]. (Earlier images were created with AI - after learning that art-generated AI was trained on appropriated art, I am replacing these and don’t plan to use that method again. Consent matters. And yes, if you were wondering, I do indeed live under a rock.) [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/nimble-knits/4377120/1-25 [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/nimble-knits/4371220/1-25 [3]: https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/nimble-knits/4371219 [4]: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/NimbleNim/aelfwyn [5]: https://earthfaire.com/mkal-nimteasdale-pre-order-wisterious-beaded-kits-p-10120.html?osCsid=5ksgdr10b22bj1d2en0096gm97