This pattern is available for € 5.00 EURO (exclusive of possible VAT charges) until the first clue is released on December 1st, 2021.
After the cast-on date the price of the pattern will become € 6.00 EURO (exclusive of possible VAT charges).

MKAL Advent Calendar Stole 2021

Schedule: (all clues will be published around 8AM CET/2AM EST)
Clue 1: December 1, 2021
Clue 2: December 3, 2021
Clue 3: December 5, 2021
Clue 4: December 7, 2021
Clue 5: December 9, 2021
Clue 6: December 11 2021
Clue 7: December 13, 2021
Clue 8: December 15, 2021
Clue 9: December 17, 2021
Clue 10: December 19, 2021
Clue 11: December 21, 2021
Clue 12: December 23, 2021

Pattern:
The Advent Calendar Stole 2021 is a rectangular shaped stole. The stole is composed of 12 clues and each clue has a different pattern/motif. There are two different formats for the clues. There are clues with instructions for both RS and WS rows and there are clues with instruction for the RS rows only. All clues will provide instructions to explain how the stitches have to be worked on the WS rows. Between each pattern there are a few resting rows with the name “Interlude”. The Interlude rows are used to either increase or decrease the number of stitches to fit the next pattern. The stole uses approximately 840 - 900 meters / 919 - 984 yards of fingering yarn, depending on the needle size used and your personal knitting style. I recommend using either a solid or a semi-solid colour for the stole. The stole can also be knit in lace weight yarn, but the finished size will be smaller.

Skill level:
Advanced beginner. Pattern includes charts and full written instructions. There will also be suggestions for bead placement.

Gauge:
Gauge isn’t important but will determine the final size of the stole and the amount of yarn needed.

Finished size:
Approximately 178cm x 47cm | 70.0” x 18.5” (depending on yarn choice and your personal knitting style).

Suggested yarn:
2 skeins of Lang Yarns – RAW#1 of 425m/465yds - 100 gram (68% Merino extra fine, superwash, 17% Polyamide, 12% Poly-acrylic, 3% Polyester metallic) or 2 skeins of Lang Yarns – RAW#5 of 420m/459yds - 100 gram (100% Merino extra fine, superwash). Special colourways have been created for the MKAL Advent Calendar Stole 2021. More details can be found here: Yarn Offer: MKAL Advent Calendar Stole 2021 by Wollstübchen Straus. If you prefer that all different patterns of the stole clearly show up, it is not recommended to work with either thin one-ply yarn or mohair yarn. I recommend using either a solid or a semi-solid colour for the stole.

Tools:
For fingering weight yarns: circular needles in size US3/3.25mm and US2½/3.00mm of 60 - 80cm/26 – 34 inch for the patterns and US2½/3.00mm for the “Interlude sections”, depending on your tension (please pay careful attention for the recommended needle size in each pattern), stitch markers (optional) and a tapestry needle. Adding beads to the Interlude rows require 176 beads and 2 x 26 beads for the picot cast on and picot bind off; 228 beads in total. Beads are optional.

Please see the Never Enough Lace Group for two separate topics for the MKAL, with one that will be “spoiler free” for those who like to keep the mystery alive!

Each clue/pattern will be published separately.

A sincere thank you goes to Tiziana Sammuri – tiziana without whose help and invaluable input this pattern would never have been realized!!!
Another sincere thank you goes to Deborah Bowanko - Yarnoholic52 for proofreading my pattern!

A huge thank you to my test knitters:
Carrie - ImAKnitphomaniac
Reta – BluenoseReta
Anne – anneswolle
Luba – LivingRiver