Knit Pause Kala-Mae KAL

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A free live online knitting + meditation experience to celebrate Beltane and the month of May

Happening May 6 - June 1

Spend a spring of knitting pauses and ignite your inspiration and creativity making a mystery nature-inspired shawl pattern with thousands of knitters from all over the world.

This free online KAL is more than your usual Mystery Knit-A-Long!

On top of a beautiful mystery shawl pattern, you will also receive guided meditations and sound baths around nature in spring to help you rest, reconnect and reflect.

Ready for a knitting pause with us? Just drop your email adress below (it’s completely free!)

Hi knitter and welcome!

I know how passionnate you are about knitting, how it is your special me-time, your everyday comfort.

This is why I created this knit-a-long for you, to help you pause and find a community of passionnate knitters like you to knit together this spring.

I always love this time in the middle of Spring when everything is in full bloom and the earth vibrates with energy. It’s an inspiring moment for creative pursuits and in many european cultures an ancestral time of gathering and celebration. So I wanted to celebrate this time with you by gathering around our shared love of knitting.

The KAL happens via email, as soon as you sign-up you will receive the first part of the pattern. The following parts will then be released on May 13, and 27 along with sound bath meditations. You can join at anytime before the end of the month! There is no obligation and no real deadline, it’s simply an invitation for you to join on a unique peaceful creative experience. It can last for the time of the KAL and it can last longer if you want it to.

We will be knitting a mystery shawl pattern with 1 color of fingering yarn. You will need two 100 gram skeins of fingering weight yarn (you will get all details in the first email after you sign up).

The KAL is suitable for all levels of knitters: Intermediate, advanced and even adventurous beginner knitters. The pattern is worked with texture and cables. You are always welcome to modify it to simplify or on the contrary add more lace and texture if you want to! The main techniques will be demonstrated in a live video (and sent as replay), so even if you haven’t done them before, no worries, you will get to learn! And if you’re an expert already, there will be enough things going on in this mystery pattern to keep you interested!

On top of the knitting part, this experience also includes a live virtual retreat on June 1. We’ll meet on Zoom for 3 hours of meditation, reflection, connection, and knitting together. You’ll also get recorded guided mediations and sound baths. These powerful visualisations will help you reflect, pause and harness the creative energy of spring.

We are going to have a fun and restful experience together during this KAL. I will be here with you every step of the way, and you will also get an invitation to join a virtual group to share your progress and reflections with and ask all of your questions.

I can’t wait to knit along with you!

Sol

What you will receive

• A fully detailed pattern in 3 parts with charts and written instructions to knit your Kala-Mae shawl.

• A live virtual retreat on Saturday June 1st

• A video tutorial for the main techniques

• Two meditation + sound bath videos

• An invitation to the virtual group of the KAL where you will be able to share your creations and reflections and ask all your questions (Note: You are not required to join this group in order to participate in the KAL).

• The final pattern in your Ravelry library or via Payhip at the end of the experience (the pattern is only free for the duration of the KAL and for KAL participants).

Schedule

Monday 6 May - PART 1: Shawl set up + all the infos about the KAL

Monday 13 May - PART 2: Shawl body + sound bath meditation

Monday 27 May - PART 3: Shawl border + sound bath meditation

Saturday 1 June - Kala-Mae Retreat: Free virtual retreat happening live on Zoom 5 pm - 8 pm CET ( = 11 am - 2 pm ET)

Hi! My name is Sol, I'm a knitwear designer and knitting retreats host from France.

My passion is to inspire you in your creative journey, to help you pause, connect and grow within your craft and yourself.

I love bringing knitters together and creating safe space where everyone is welcome to share and express themselves creatively.

I can’t wait to connect with you in this KAL!