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What is a Mystery Knit a Long (MKAL)? An MKAL is when the pattern is broken up into a series of clues or parts. What the final piece looks like is a mystery until all the parts have been received.

12 Cats of Christmas MKAL will begin on October 16 and run for 8 weeks with new clues sent each Thursday. Additionally, participants in the MKAL will be entered into a drawing (read more below).

About the Pattern

On the first day of Christmas…. Cats are a joy at any time of year, but especially at Christmas. This fun festive scarf celebrates 12 different cats enjoying the holiday season. It’s purrfect to wear to a holiday party or a quiet evening with your cats!

Double knit, the scarf is designed for three colors (a main color and two contrasting colors) and is reversible, featuring opposite color schemes on each side. The design is somewhat similar in layout to several of my other MKAL scarves, such as Meowy Christmas Scarf. Since numbers are included for the 12 cats, small sections of the scarf include optional non-mirrored double knitting.

The suggested colors are white, green, and red: white for the main color (used throughout the scarf), and green and red for the contrast colors. Feel free to use only two colors if you like or substitute your own merry color combinations! Solid colors work best to show off the cute designs.

Instructions are included for the double knitting technique. The finished size of the scarf is approximately 70 inches (178 cm) in length and 5.5 inches (14 cm) in width.

Materials

• Size 2 US (2.75 mm) needles.
• Size 1 US (2.25 mm) needles (optional for a neater cast on edge).
• Approximately 460 yards (421 m) of the main color in fingering weight yarn (white suggested).
• Approximately 240 yards (219 m) of the first contrast color in fingering weight yarn (green suggested).
• Approximately 230 yards (210 m) of the second contrast color in fingering weight yarn (red suggested).
• Needle to weave in ends.

Note: If you prefer to use only two colors for the scarf, you’ll need approximately 460 yards (421 m) each of both colors.

About the MKAL

12 Cats of Christmas MKAL will begin on October 16 and run for 8 weeks with new clues sent each Thursday.

Schedule
Week 1: October 16
Week 2: October 23
Week 3: October 30
Week 4: November 6
Week 5: November 13
Week 6: November 20
Week 7: November 27
Week 8: December 4

Please note that prior to October 16, you will only receive information about the pattern, such as yarn and gauge, and not the full instructions. The first clue will be sent on October 16 when the MKAL starts, with new clues sent every Thursday. The full pattern will be released on the last week of the MKAL on December 4.

If you are new to double knitting, I recommend trying out the technique before the MKAL starts. Try a double knit dishcloth, such as my Cat Playtime Potholder pattern or any of my other free double knit patterns.

Join or visit the Nifty Knitter Designs group on Ravelry to see progress photos of what the scarf should look like during the MKAL, share your project photos with other knitters, or discuss any of my other patterns.

Enter to WIN!
Any knitter who creates a project on Ravelry with pictures of their scarf and completes at least 50% of the scarf by the time the MKAL finishes on December 11 will be entered into a drawing. Three lucky winners will get $10 to spend in my Ravelry store.

For spoiler reasons, please do not use project photos as the first photo in your project until the final MKAL clue has been released on December 4. You can use the MKAL image from the Ravelry pattern page or a picture of your yarn or even a photo of your favorite cat. :smiley:

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