Jaunty KAL

I really wanted to blog last night but couldn’t make myself do it. I raced home after work so dad and Beth could go to their Christmas dinner. I sat in my chair and pulled out my knitting. The dogs were sleeping and I kept knitting. I made it into the fourth skein.

WEATHER AND STORE CLOSINGS

While I was away the weather wasn’t great one day and it called for it to get worse during the day. Beth made the call for Lynn to stay home. She drives almost an hour to get to the store. If it’s bad weather out or calling for a storm the store will be closed for the day. I live about 20 minutes away but have to drive back roads to get to Ancaster. Please call before heading to the store on a bad weather day. If we don’t answer the phone then the store is closed. I will try and post on Instagram and on the website if we are closed for the day.

I decided yesterday afternoon that we should do a Knit A Long for Jaunty.

Photo © Andrea Mowry

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

My hope for this project is to spark your creativity and sense of adventure! Don’t be afraid to play with different yarn weights, adjust the size, and use up your stash. Try different yarn textures, holding multiple strands together, or using handspun for a truly personal touch. The rhythmic stitch pattern offers a soothing flow, while the simple construction and adaptable sizing means you can use what you’ve got. This is definitely a pattern to knit again and again! This shawl is a shallow triangle, knit sideways using Half-Fishermen’s Rib

Here are the guidelines. We will send each person who qualifies a 15% off coupon code for a future purchase when the KAL ends.

1. We will cast on January 1, 2026.
2. Yarn to be purchased at the Needle Emporium. Yarn purchased starting December 25, 2025 qualifies. If you order online then we have you in the system. If you purchase in the store, please make sure that we take your email address.
3. The yarn can be anything from fingering weight to worsted weight.
4. Wear your finished Jaunty into the store for pictures. We will post these on the blog.
5. If you live out of town, please have someone take pictures of you (or someone if you don’t do pictures) wearing your shawl for us to post. 
6. The KAL will end on March 31, 2026. This will give everyone a chance to finish.

Your yarn choices are endless. Here are a few suggestions.

Fingering weight

• Crazy Zauberball
• Hedgehog Sock or Skinny Singles
• Emma’s Practically Perfect Sock
• Lang Footprints
• Malabrigo Sock
• Malabrigo Ultimate Sock
• Kathmandu Fingering
• Tough Love Sock

Sport/DK weight

• Starke 6
• Edition 3
• Malabrigo Arroyo
• Rowan Felted Tweed
• Emma’s So Sporty
• Arranmore Light
• Spincycle Dyed in the Wool
• Fine Tweed Haze
• Tweedy
• Patagonia
• Cardiff Cashmere

Worsted/Heavy Worsted

• Malabrigo Rios
• Malabrigo Washted
• Cascade 220
• Spincycle Dream State
• Noro Ito

This is my Jaunty knit in Dyed in the Wool. I used 5 skeins (1000 yards) and it is very large. How much yarn you need will depend on the size you want. Andrea show four shawls in different weights and different sizes. This will give you an idea on how much yarn you need. 

Diana is coming tomorrow to pick up yarn to make a Jaunty for the store. I need to decide on which yarn it will be. I’m torn between Rios (who doesn’t love a shawl in Rios), Starke 6 because of the striping or maybe Rowan’s Fine Tweed Haze. A bit of fluff and a bit of tweed.