Winter (Spring, really, but go with it) is Coming – let’s make shawls!
By popular demand in the Fandom Knitting + Crochet Facebook Group, here is the unveiling of the Spring 2019 GoT Shawls FKC Knit/Crochet-along. That is a mouthful, no? How about GoTFKCal, for short?
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The Plan: How the KCal Works
Choose one of the common patterns to make.
- The crochet pattern is “Lizard” by Jasmin Räsänen, which is available for free on Ravelry. Don’t be scared off that the instructions are a chart – written instructions are available here: Dragon Wing Shawl Written Instructions.
- The knitting pattern is “Martinmas Shawl” by Sarah B. Abram, a free pattern on Ravelry.
Gather Your Supplies
Because these are shawls, gauge is not as important as in other projects. So, if you are not a fan of fingering weight yarn and want to size up, go for it! Just increase or decrease the hook or needle sizes to get the look you want for your yarn. I strongly recommend just making a swatch to see if you like the way the stitches look and the size of them.
For “Lizard,” the recommendations are:
- Fingering weight yarn ( Category 1), 776 yards.
- Size E-4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook.
I’ll try to put out some specific yarn recommendations based on GoT, too, so keep an eye out.
For “Martinmas,” the recommendations are:
- Light fingering/Fingering weight yarn (Category 1), 350-420 yards each of two different colors.
- Size 4 (3.5mm) 36-inch (or larger) circular knitting needles.
Just as for the crochet pattern, I’ll have some ideas on specific yarns to share with you, too, if you aren’t sure what to use. Remember – if you don’t want to work with fingering weight yarn, you can always size up with shawls!
Timeline
Kickoff March 4th working on sections each week for 6 weeks until April 14th.
As you may know, I’m seriously not big into having a lot of “rules” for our group or our K/Cals. No change to that philosophy now. But, I’m happy to give some guidelines so we can try to keep on pace with one another and have the fun of working along with our fellow Fanatics.
Of course, you can work at your own pace, faster or slower than this suggested schedule. I just thought it might be helpful to break the patterns down a bit to help people stay on track. So, we have a 6-Week timetable, which is designed to make it a comfortable pace for people to keep up but still get this baby done by the April 14 Game of Thrones premiere!
Specific weekly details will be given out week by week. Be sure to sign up for the FKC mailing list to get all the weekly KCal updates.
Let’s Do This!
Sharing & Support
Throughout the process, no matter the stage, I highly encourage you to share and get support in the Fandom Knitting & Crochet Facebook Group. We’re in this together, after all, so if you need help, have tips, or simply want to share pics of your progress, be sure to do so! I’d love to see it (and so will the rest of the group).
I can’t wait to see what everyone creates!
