Westknits Go Go Dynamo MKAL 2024 Kits

 It's that time of the year again. It's the 15th annual MKAL season! This year's shawl is called Go Go Dynamo. It's going to be a lively energetic design filled with bold geometric details. What else would you expect from Stephen West? Go Go Dynamo is designed for two contrasting colours. Go bold with two solid shades or create a splashy painterly effect with a speckled contrast color combined with a solid main color. We have put together some of of our favourite combos here. However, the options are endless so feel free to make up your own combo. We are happy to send some photos of your of colours together if you would like us to. Just email us via the contact page or via Instagram @knitwithmeuk.

If you wan to add a lovely lace weight silk mohair to your combo then find our range of brands and colours here.

To find out more about the different brands and yarns we have chosen check out their individual pages here

Wild Atlantic Yarns Emer  - Organic and high-twist.

Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock - round, bouncy and smooth.

Zakami Corriedale - Smooth and crisp

De rerum Natura Albertine - round, smooth and bouncy

Wool Decanted Vintage 23 - More wooly and structured

Sign Up

Sign up by purchasing the Go Go Dynamo pattern via Ravelry or direct from Westknits website. Join Stephen as he guides you through this year's mystery shawl with video tutorials throughout October.

Schedule and Information

• SCHEDULE
  Clue 1 - Thursday 3rd October
  Clue 2 - Thursday 10th October
  Clue 3 - Thursday 17th October
  Clue 4 - Thursday 24th October

  Size
  The overall shape and dimensions are part of the mystery! Go Go Dynamo Shawl will be a large shawl, similar in size to Starflake or Mosaic Musings.

  Yarn
  Fingering weight

  This year’s shawl features two contrasting colors of fingering weight yarn, 200g of the MC (Main Color) & 200g of the CC (Contrast Color).

  Yardage
  Approximately 1572yds / 1440m total

  MC (Main Color) - 786yds / 720m

  CC (Contrast Color) - 786yds / 720m

  
  If your fingering weight yarn comes in 100g skeins, then you will need 2 skeins of each color. If yarn comes in 50g skeins/balls, you will need 4 skeins/balls of each color. You may have some leftovers, but it’s best to have the recommended amount of yarn listed above.

  
  

  Needles
  US 4 / 3.5mm in 40″ / 100cm length or size needed to obtain gauge
  1 spare circular needle the same size or smaller for holding sts OR waste yarn.

  Notions
  2 stitch markers, tapestry needle
  

  Gauge
  24 sts & 48 rows = 4″ / 10cm in garter stitch before blocking
  
  Try to get close to the recommended stitch gauge to ensure you don't run out of yarn. A similar stitch gauge is more important than getting an exact row gauge.
  
  Garter Stitch Swatch
  If you would like to see how your colors interact, cast on 30 stitches and knit some colorful stripes, knitting on the right side and wrong side for garter stitch.
  
  I recommend striping the colors by knitting 4 rows of each color, resulting in 2 garter ridges for each stripe like this…
  
  Knit 4 rows with MC.
  Knit 4 rows with CC.
  Knit 4 rows with MC.
  Knit 4 rows with CC.
  
  Repeat those stripes to visualize your color relationship and check your stitch gauge.

   

  Ravelry Group
  Join the Ravelry MKAL 2024 group here for discussion threads each week and to show off your beautiful MKAL progress!
  
  Use #WestknitsMKAL2024, #GoGoDynamoShawl and #knitwithmeuk for posts on Instagram.