Let’s stay connected! Sign up for email updates on the site, and receive new, free knit and crochet patterns weekly, exclusive coupons, and free goodies you won’t find anywhere else! New email subscribers also receive a coupon for 15% off of their first order! It’s our happy, positive place on the Internet! xoxo

We are having a yearlong Mystery Crochet Along (MCAL) on Ravelry. Click HERE to learn more and to join in on all the fun!

This pattern is free for a limited time. Just add to cart and complete checkout to receive the download. For more info, click here. Be sure to sign in to your account before you check out, so when future clues go live, you’ll only need to login and re-download the pattern to receive the next clue.

Use code: 2025-mcal-clue1 to take 15% off all our Expression Fiber Arts CashSilk Sock yarn today.

SIZE:

Approximately 86” x 24” (218.5 cm x 61 cm)

MATERIALS:

Expression Fiber Arts CashSilk Sock yarn

Connote will require 12 different colored skeins total.

Recommended CashSilk Sock clue colors (Radiant Fairytale Palette): A) Icy.

If that color isn’t available, any from this category will work.

• We’re also putting together an alternative set of CashSilk Sock colors that could be used for the 2025 MCAL. The clue colors in this Tranquil Dreams palette are: A) Syrup CashSilk Sock.

HOOK:

US size ​​G (4.0 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

SKILL LEVEL:
Adventurous Beginner to Intermediate: This project is for crocheters who know basic stitches and are ready to learn texture options such as post stitches, bobbles, and puffs.

Notes from the Designer:

“New year, new me.” “This year‘s gonna be MY year!” “This year, I resolve to…”

Have you ever said one of those phrases and later chastised yourself? Things don‘t always go as planned, and too often, we become our own worst critics. We forget that yearlong (or longer!) commitments are hard. We fail to extend grace to ourselves in the same way we might extend it to others. Let‘s try to break that bad habit together as we stitch through this project. The goal of this crochet-along is to bring you joy. It’s an opportunity to learn new stitches, to play with unusual stripes, and to create something special, knowing that other crocheters around the world are right beside you, cheering you on. If you don‘t finish, that‘s okay! If you do finish, congratulations!

One of my favorite aspects of crochet-alongs is the camaraderie they engender. We celebrate when things go right; we commiserate when things go wrong; we remind each other that no matter how things go, we are in this together. We demonstrate kindness to one another—the same kindness each of us should give ourselves.

• Click here to watch a video about this month’s clue.
• The sample shawl used approximately 2545 m / 2781 yds in total: Color A: 293 m / 320 yds, Color B: 244 m / 267 yds, Color C: 143 m / 156 yds, Color D: 169 m / 185 yds, Color E: 221 m / 242 yds, Color F: 195 m / 213 yds, Color G: 281 m / 307 yds, Color H: 199 m / 217 yds, Color I: 150 m / 164 yds, Color J: 139 m / 152 yds, Color K: 248 m / 271 yds, Color L: 263 m / 287 yds.
• Gauge isn’t crucial but can affect overall dimensions and yarn amounts.
• It is important that you save all your leftover yarn, as you will use previous colors as you work.
• “Current row” refers to the row currently in progress. “Working row” refers to the row you are working the current row into.
• VERY IMPORTANT: Because this project uses high contrast colors, whether you use the suggested colors or other high contrast colors, spray or steam blocking your finished project is strongly encouraged to avoid colors bleeding during blocking.

Designed by Janica York Carter

You’ll receive a digital file only (instantly downloadable as a PDF) and won’t be shipped anything. Please allow a few minutes for the download link to be emailed to you. If the email doesn’t arrive within a few minutes, just log into your account on our site, and you’ll see your Completed Orders. From there, you’ll find the download link.

Enjoy your crocheting!

Chandi

New? Read about our pattern download process here.

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” - Og Mandino