Lent Knitalong Shoulder Wrap

A very warm welcome to Victoria Methodist Church's Lent 2026 Mystery Knitalong! The Welcome letter is now available (click above to download) and contains everything you need to know to get started, including details of yarn requirements, release dates for the weekly documents (containing the daily knitting instructions and reflections) etc and there is a swatch pattern for knitters to check that they are using the best needle size for their chosen yarn (as the gauge is looser than usual for DK yarn!) This year we will be knitting a cosy shoulder wrap in DK weight yarn. The shoulder wrap will be knitted flat as a rectangle initially, then can be partly sewn up along two sides when finished, to form a loose, flowing poncho-shaped garment (or knitters can choose to leave it open as a rectangular wrap). This is a mystery Knitalong, which means knitters won’t know the finished design in advance; this will be revealed as we go! The schedule for the weekly releases is as follows: Week one will be released on Friday 13th February, ready for the Knitalong to start on Ash Wednesday 18th February. The following six weeks will be released on Fridays, (from 20th February) ready for the following week’s knitting which starts each Sunday. The final release will be on Friday 27th March, ready for Holy Week, starting with Palm Sunday, 29th March. The knitting will finish on Good Friday, so knitters can cast off and block their shoulder wraps if they like, ready for Easter Day on 5th April, but the reflections will run right up to Easter Day. All documents will also be available as large print documents; see the Victoria Methodist Church’s website here: https://www.vic-methodist-bristol.org.uk/category/lentknitting/ The pattern for the shoulder wrap is presented in 4 size options: Size 1: Teen/XS, to fit 28 - 35 inch chest Size 2: S/M, to fit 36 - 42 inch chest Size 3: L/XL/2XL, to fit 43 - 51 inch chest Size 4: 3XL/4XL/5XL, to fit 52 - 62 inch chest For those wanting to knit a smaller size than the options given above, they are advised to follow the pattern for Size 1 using sport weight yarn and 3.75mm needles; for a more generous size than those given, please use the pattern for Size 4 using worsted weight yarn and 5.5mm needles. NB neither of these yarn options have been tested, so please do work the swatch to ensure the needle size works with your chosen yarn, and change needle size as necessary (see Swatch pattern below). As always, this Knitalong is a massive team effort, and big thanks go to the Reflection writers (Becky, Mandy, Vicky, Pete, Ruth, Patrick and David) and the test knitters (Amanda, Anne, Darby, Grace, Heather, Judith, Katrin, Mary, Mel and Rhian) and most especially to Helen and Vicky for managing the formatting/distribution of the weekly documents and much more besides!