AVFKW x Mary Jane Mucklestone - Peach Pit Shawl Bundle

Designed for Year 12 (2021-2022) Pro-Verbial Shawl Club, Peach Pit is a stranded colorwork shawl with a modern motif reminiscent of cut peaches. Wear as a shoulder wrap or stylish bandana! Knit in the round with paired increases to create a triangle, an i-cord bind-off finishes the widest and final edge. Steek stitches at the side edges, once cut, are unraveled to create a festive fringe. Knit with three colors, the background contrasting markedly from the two-color ‘peach pits’. The color possibilities are endless!

- Mary Jane Mucklestone

One of the reasons we enjoy working with Mary Jane and knitting her designs is due to her extensive background utilizing colorwork and steeks in her work. Many of us at Verb have yet to try a steeked shawl (or steeks at all!), and we've been intrigued and we figured you might feel the same. In case you are new to steeking, here is the lowdown: when working colorwork, it is really helpful to work only the rightside, and to work in the round. Steeks are used when wanting to work in colorwork and while working in the round on pieces with openings such as cardigans, shawls, and even swatches. Mary Jane will show you the ropes through Peach Pit. An added bonus of steeks is that it creates fringe. If you are making a cardigan, you may not want fringe, however, with a shawl, steeking provides the unique opportunity to work with a result of the technique as decoration. A win-win.

To design this piece, it was important to get a high level of contrast so the polka dots really popped. We all knew that we wanted to celebrate the Verb dye garden so we created Stardust, which is printed with our homegrown marigolds and paired it with bold, warm orange (Tiger Eye) and moody ochre (Lion's Mane). These colors are dyed with madder root, cutch wood, weld flowers, and rhubarb root. Nature is amazing!

INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE
A Verb for Keeping Warm Annapurna 80% Merino / 20% cashmere; 385 yds / 352 m per 100 g sk, 1 skein for Main Color (MC)

A Verb for Keeping Warm Annapurna Mini, 80% Merino / 20% cashmere; 171 yds per 50 g sk, 2-7 skeins for Contrasting Colors (CC)

COLOR OPTIONS
Peach Pit: Stardust (MC), Tiger Eye, Lion's Mane (CCs)
Pollinator's Garden: Lilypad (MC), Red Pear, River Rock, Nectar, Corn Silk, Summer Sky, Violet Evening, Alpine (CCs)
Trillium: Alpine (MC), Passionflower, Autumn Light (CCs)
Celestial: Starlight (MC), Indigo Blue Sky, Summer Sky (CCs)

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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 48” [120 cm] wingspan x 21” [52.5 cm] center drop, post blocking)

GAUGE
28 sts and 28 rounds = 4x4in [10x10cm] in Fair Isle pattern, after blocking.

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Additional necessary items:

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
US 6 / 4mm 24" [60cm] or 32" [80cm] circular needles and same size needle for knitting a small diameter in the round (either DPNs or 32"+ circular for magic loop)

TOOLS
+ Stitch markers
+ Stitch holders
+ Tapestry needle

PATTERN
This product does not include the pattern. Please purchase it directly from Mary Jane on Ravelry.

CROCKING
When working with yarn dyed with indigo and with medium to dark shades of natural dyes (especially on slick fibers like mohair), it is common and natural for the dye to rub off on one’s hands while making. This is called crocking. Although the goods have been washed, it takes pressured contact to release the extra dye. Your handwork is part of the dyeing process. The dye can be removed with hot water and soap. From working closely with dyed materials through the making process, typically, the excess dye has been removed, and the crocking will cease.

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ALWAYS use pH-neutral soap when blocking and washing natural dyes.

Please note the fiber content of the material you are working with, and follow the applicable instructions: 

Cotton or linen - Machine washable on cool cycle. Lay flat to dry.

Superwash Wool - Machine washable on cool cycle, though hand wash recommended. Lay flat to dry.

Wool and Wool blends - Handwash only in lukewarm water. Lay flat to dry.

Yarn that has been pre-ordered and / or purchased can be exchanged
within 45 days from when we contact you to pick it up (for curbside pickup) or from the day that we ship it for store credit only (less any shipping costs) as long as it is in its original condition (ball band in place). After this time period, yarn can no longer be returned for store credit. We do not refund original or return shipping costs. Please read our full policy here.

If you would like to add-to-order, please click here to review the instructions. We cannot refund shipping charges.

If you would like to apply a discount code, please click here to review the instructions. We cannot refund discounts.

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Pre-orders
Pre-orders will ship on the date listed on the product’s webpage. If you ordered additional items, all items will be shipped with your pre-order. If you would like those items shipped separately, please place two separate orders.