Start the year with the shawl you've been waiting for.

No more tiny circles pretending to keep you warm.

No more kerchiefs lacking personality.

No more shawls that look lovely and then fail you in the real world.

This year’s Mystery Shawl Knit-Along is about the joy of making something you will reach for again and again. A shawl with soft architecture and a proper wingspan. Built for warmth, depth, and just the right amount of weight.

Think romance, but with backbone.

Beautiful, wearable, and ready for real life.

How to Join a MKAL

Our next knit-along is a mystery knit-along and goes on presale January 2026.

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Pattern

Nab our KAL pattern below and you’ll get accompanying workshops for free!

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Yarn

Choose from our yarn kits or knit from stash.

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Community

On Knithub you’ll find
our KAL chats, Q&As and prize threads!

Chat

Learn more about our 2026 Guileen Myster Shawl knit-along.

Join us as we blend the magic of flowing brioche and textured gansey stitches with yarns chosen for bounce, structure, and phenomenal stitch definition.

Press play for a closer look at what’s in store:

Join Us Live

Every good mystery starts with the right materials.

We’re choosing the yarns and colourways LIVE for the 2026 Mystery Knit-Along.

See the combinations, understand the choices, and get ready before the first clue drops.

MKAL Schedule

Guileen Shawl

During the knit-along, each section of the pattern is released on the following schedule.
As each section is released, you’ll get the updated pattern details and tutorials for the current clue both via email and in your Teachable library.

●      Yarn Kits on Sale: 14th January, 2026, 8pm rish time (3pm EST)

●      Clue 1: 10th February, 2026

●      Clue 2: 17th February, 2026

●      Clue 3: 24th February, 2026

●      Final Prize: 24th March, 2026

Hear from Our Customers

Holly Blue KAL

My goal in retirement is to improve my knitting skills and be able to make things I can be proud to wear. I purchased this kit and workshop and I couldn’t be happier. I love the short videos that take me thru each part of the pattern as I learn new techniques. I’m so thrilled I found Stolen Stitches and I know I will be doing as many workshops with the accompanying kits as time will allow as it’s a great way to learn to knit and make beautiful items at the same time. Highly recommend this cardigan, it’s gorgeous!

Janice

Spring KAL - Fun Knitting

As always, I have gained more knitting knowledge from Carol’s patterns... Joining in a knit-along also provides amazing support from Carol and her team plus all the knitters who not only share questions, comments, and progress updates but have so much fun chatting and connecting with each other. I loved it. I’ll look forward to the next knit along with Carol.

Beverly

Torc KAL Novice knitter

For a novice knitter, the instructions have been a true blessing. They are well written and easy to understand yet challenging with all of the modifications you could do. Carol makes you feel like you can accomplish anything!! Thank you.

Jo C.

Our previous KAL patterns have accompanying workshops and yarn kits, so you can knit-along at your own pace.

Explore Patterns

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

All you have to do is to purchase the current KAL pattern at the top of this page.
When you purchase on this site at the end of the checkout process, you will have a button to ‘Add to Ravelry’ so you can also add it to Ravelry.
You will be auto enrolled in the video classes on Teachable (they come out at the same time as the pattern clues) and get an invitation to the Knithub chat space.

If you frequently find that you run out of steam before you finish your knits or you haven’t tried any new techniques in a while, then our KALs (knit-alongs) may be just the thing for you! The comradery of many knitters working on the same project together, encouraging each other along can be a huge help to get across that finish line

At its simplest, a knit-along (or KAL for short) is a group of knitters who work on the same project at the same time. Typically, a knit-along has a set start and end date, and participants follow a pattern or set of instructions provided.

Knit-alongs can take many forms, from local knitting groups who meet in person to online communities who connect through social media, forums or dedicated platforms. Some knit-alongs are organized around a specific theme or yarn, while others are more free-form and allow participants to choose their own projects within a broad category. Here we have 3 garment KALs a year and one Mystery KAL in February.

You can join our current KAL by buying the current KAL pattern above. The pattern is released as a series of clues that will be sent as pattern updates. In the pattern, you will also get a code to access the complimentary step-by-step video workshops. Community chat and support are provided in ourKnithub.

No. We do have yarn kits available, but you can join us with yarn from your stash if you prefer!

Don't panic! You can also consult our accompanying tutorials, or reach out to us for help or advice. You can do this in ourKnithub, in our dedicated comment threads in our tutorials, or on our social channels.

A mystery knit-along or MKAL is when a group of knitters come together and knit a pattern without knowing what the final finished object will look like. We run our mystery Knit-along annually in February.

On purchase of the KAL pattern, you will be auto enrolled in the accompanying workshop classes on Teachable. You will be notified via the email you used to sign up. These classes will be released at the same time as the pattern clues. You will also receive an invitation to the dedicated Knithub chat space for the KAL.

When you purchase a digital pattern from us you will have the option at the end of the checkout process to add your pattern to your Ravelry library. Ensure you are logged into Ravelry before you click. Then just click the button that says 'Add to Ravelry' and it will take you to Ravelry.

If you miss this button at the end of the checkout process you will need to contact us as it will need to be added manually.

Clubs

Looking for more community events?

Why not try our knitting clubs! You’ll find more great patterns, workshops, live Q&As, luxury yarn, tailored treats and more!