Dr. Karen Johnson-Weiner shawl

[Kits available at 5 Sisters][1] (includes pattern)! This is a mystery knit along shawl project! If you can knit, purl, decrease, and yarn over, you will be able to work every stitch in this shawl! Clue Release Dates are 1, 8, and 15 February 2026 This shawl is worked flat from a provisionally cast on Garter stitch tab, growing into a triangular shape and featuring textural and simple eyelet/lace stitches. This is a shawl intended for Worsted or Aran weight yarn for a wonderful warm and cosy shawl. The kit includes 1 marled (colour A, main colour) and 2 solid coloured yarns (colours B & C); the pattern includes both written and charted instructions. Colour suggestions, in pattern, for 3 palettes: palette 1 (pictured): Huckleberry Jam, Huckleberry, and Rhubarb palette 2 (pictured): Gooseberry Jam, Rhubarb, and Bayberry palette 3: Cherry, Huckleberry, and Gooseberry More colour palettes at 5 Sisters or you may take a stash dive! I hope you find this project enjoyable with your resulting cosy shawl - I know I adore mine! This pattern also comes with **a bonus hat pattern** here in the Welcome pdf (included with both sizes). The Super-Mega version will have enough for a hat in colour C. The hat is charted only and features a lace motif. (Meg at 5 Sisters may make kits available for just the hat only, if there is enough interest.) **yarn:** Aran 100% Shetland wool in natural, undyed color; 3-ply Aran weight; approximately 170 yards (156) /100 g skein; Processed by Kingdom Fleece and Fiberworks **approximate yarn amounts:** colour A (Huckleberry Jam / Gooseberry Jam / Cherry) - 200g (300g) colour B (Huckleberry / Rhubarb / Huckleberry) - 100g (200g) colour C (Rhubarb / Bayberry / Gooseberry) - 100g (300g) **needles:** 5.0mm (us no 8) circular 32in / 80cm 4.0mm (us no 6) for hat to be used with 5.0mm needles **gauge:** approximately 16 sts x 32 rows = 4in/10cm on 4.7mm needles over Garter Stitch (unblocked, since this project will expand with blocking). Small differences in gauge are not a problem with this project and it will grow with blocking. approximate finished size: 30 - 35 in / 76 - 89 cm (depth) x 66 - 72 in / 168 - 182 cm (top width) Super-Mega size - 49 - 51 in / 124.5 - 129.5 cm (depth) 108 - 110 in / 274.5 - 279.5 cm (width) Depending on your knitting style and blocking severity, your shawl may be larger or smaller. **additional tools:** needle to weave in ends, stitch markers (at least 4 in different colours), waste yarn for provisional cast-on for 3 sts [1]: https://www.nh5sistersfarm.com/product-page/aran-shawl-mystery-knit-along-kit