KAL Arcturus Shawl Jun-Jul 2022

Get your needles ready to join in our Knit Along with Shara Made and her stunning Arcturus Shawl. 

The Arcturus is a large, beautifully patterned shawl that you can wrap all the way around yourself on a chilly evening. Perfect for stargazing.

This is a deceptively easy pattern, and is very achievable, even for a dedicated beginner. With only knit stitches used, that’s right, no purling at all through the entire shawl, and basic increases, this is the perfect pattern for your first adventure into colour work or your 100th colour work masterpiece.

The colour work sections are made using the mosaic technique, which uses only one colour per row.

How to get involved

To join the KAL:

  • Download the Arcturus Shawl e-pattern
  • Choose your fingering weight/4 ply yarns and three colours that work well together, a main colour that contrasts well with the other 2 colours, and you will have a striking shawl that you won’t want to stop wearing all season!
    • Or if you need some colour inspiration, our team has selected their own colour boxes set out below for you to shop from.
    • Or use any recommended yarns from your stash. 
  • Join our Facebook Social Knitworking Group where you can post your progress, ask questions and get advice directly from Shara,
  • You can join the Arcturus Shawl (KAL) any time from Friday 24th June to 31 July 2022.
  • Remember to share your progress on social media using @crumbzcraft and @sharamade and the hashtags #arcturusshawlkal and #knitwithcrumbzcraft.
Arcturus Shawl | Staff Colour Boxes for easy online Shopping!

Shara's Colour Box
MC - Alpaca 4 ply Col 967 Havana
C1 - Kauri Fingering Weight Col 12 Dark Tepo
C2  - Kauri Fingering Weight Col 09 Red Rata

Teagan's Colour Box
MC - Baby Dreamtime Merino 4 ply Co 0049 White
C1 - Soft Donegal Col 5528 Beltra
C2 - Soft Donegal Col 5509 Greese

Kay's Colour Box
MC - Alpaca 4 ply Col 969 Tea Rose 
C1 - Kauri Fingering Weight Col 14 Red Tuhi
C2 - Kauri Fingering Weight Col 07 Dark Mona
Melanie's Colour Box
MC - Alpaca 4 ply Col 967 Havana
C1 - Baby Dreamtime Merino 4 ply Col 0020 Aloe
C2 - Alpaca 4 ply 976 Moss Green

 

 

Alison's Colour Box
MC - Heritage Sock Col 434 Grey Melange 
C1 - Heritage Sock Col 2527 Peacock 
C2 - Heritage Sock Col 2673 Mustard Melange