Kelp Forest

 This one sort of came together backwards, from the end to the start. Or back to front? I saw these beads called Picasso on Etsy and knew I had to design a shawl from them. Have you seen these beads? They look like they were left out in the rain for a really long time. 

Sort of a patina, distressed look. Alas, when they came in they were dark and drab, so I made my own mix.

  I thought I wanted the beads all mixed throughout,,, but the shawl asked for them to be separated, go figure. My designs talk, scream, cajole, show up in dreams and whisper throughout the process. At times they have been so demanding that the pencil draft come up again and again. Once there are scraps everywhere, that's about the time that I know this idea will go through the entire process and become a design.

  All that to say the beads are separated into, darks and bright's. I'm using the bright ones in the body of the shawl and the darks, up the edging and around the bottom.  And again It still screamed, this time for smaller beads for the motifs. 

  This is a heart shaped shawl with strips of motifs in the semi solid color. Then using the multi color we have textured/net lace and plain panels. The shawl was ready to go in October of last year. It screamed again and said, "No, no, no, early spring, first walk on the beach." Of course the shawl always wins. 

    Pattern released as an MKAL, which will begin April 2024. 

    To read more about my history with Kelp, go to the bottom of this page.

Yarn

Fairy Medium Sock, 75/25 SWmerino/nylon 460 yds/100g. 

Multi sections are done with lace/netting like texture so it blends with the shawl. The semi solid colors have a different sea themed motif in each color.

Option 1 Like photo, just need more yarn

2 full hanks of the multi

1 full hank of the turquoise 

1 full hank of charcoal

2 minis-20g one each Gold and Truffle (purple brown)

Option 2

All one semi solid color, no multi, 4.5 full hanks choose one color from minis. L-R:

Gold

Turquoise

Truffle

Charcoal

Option 3

2.5 full Multi & 2 full semi solid, work alternate sections in one color. Choose one color from, L-R:

Gold

Turquoise

Truffle

Charcoal

Beyond that the world is your oyster, if you'd like a different color, type it into the notes on your order.

GOODIES

Beads

Pounds and pounds and pounds of beads, really need to weigh this KAL's storage box for ya'll. Ok, TEN pounds of beads, what can I say? I'm a little, (ahem, alright, a lot) addicted to creating with beads, playing with them, stitching them onto cross stitch, embroidery, dolls, t-shirts, bags, slippers, knitting, all sorts of jewelry and hair accessories. Anything that will hold still long enough are subject to dye and or beads. "Yeah we get it and you need a meeting." 

Bead Soup mixes: 60 grams of rocailles, E, 6/0 and 2/0, in a light and dark mix.

Motif Beads these are for the motifs, they are 8/0 and the spacer on bottom right is for the starfish mouths.

Stitch Markers

Metals 

Two sets this time, above we have Metals in which we continue the sea theme. On the left, look close, both lobsters are put together like bead caps. There's a top and bottom to make the sea horse and fish. Speaking of, the fish is iris rainbow AB, cool right? Stock limited on both lobsters.

Clam colors vary and the small fish on the right, low stock so he'll swapped out. This set has 11 loops and 2 lobsters. 

Paua

I have loved this shell for as far back as I can remember. My parents had an ashtray, back in the 60's, nuff said. We have a yarn and roving named Paua too. Set has 8 loops and 1 lobster in Iris rainbow AB.

Freebies while supplies last

The jelly's man! (Nemo). Yup, when I saw them I had to have them to commemorate our MKAL. For sure our Kit 1 peeps will all get one, possibly more depending on how many peeps wanna play.

Bead organizer, rectangle or circular, please allow me to choose.

Commemorative fridgy magnet.

Shell pack, yup real shells.

And a handmade card full of the sea.

IMPORTANT-PLEASE READ

• Pattern sold separately and it's your responsibility to get it, don't forget. I try to have them up when I open the KAL.
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• If we run out of product, we will replace with something of greater value.
• There's a YouTube channel for the rambles here.
• Please allow 4-6 weeks to dye your order and get it shipped. We will put the MKAL start date off if it becomes too crazy.

Kit 1 includes: Yarn, all bead sets, spacer beads, 2 sets of stitch markers and freebies.

KIT 1 SOLD OUT ALL 

BEADS SOLD OUT. TO PLACE AN FOR JUST THE YARN PM ME at Yarnfairy1@gmail.com

Choose

Kit 1 $161.50 USD Yarn and Beads $138.00 USD

Which Option?

Option 1 - as photographed Option 2 - 4.5 hanks in one semi solid Option 3 - 2.5 multi and 2 semi solid

Option 2 or 3 Color

NA Gold Turquoise Truffle Charcoal

Other?

EXTRAS 

Choose

NA $0.01 USD Organizer box with 6 different hooks $20.50 USD Sticky Tin Double sided $8.50 USD Bead Box 7 compartment $2.50 USD Lacis Crochet Hook enter size below $4.50 USD Hiya Hiya steel hook enter size below $4.00 USD Chiaogoo bamboo hook enter size below $6.50 USD Chiagoo size 4 fixed circ needle32 inches $9.74 USD Shipping to Canada $9.00 USD International Shipping $19.00 USD

Hook size

Lacis steel hook size 14 Lacis steel hook size 16 Hiya Hiya steel hook size 13 Hiya Hiya steel hook size 17 Chiaogoo bamboo hook size 14 Chiaogoo bamboo hook size 16

?

CHIAOGOO

A few kits are available, I highly recommend Chiaogoo for our knitting. The cables never kink or curl, the joins are smooth, they rarely break, I've had 2 in 18, so no loose stitches. And my broken ones, just happened recently.

KITS

• Interchangeable set Lace, 5”, 2-8 and I've all the tips and cables to make it a full set if desired.

• DPN for socks set 6” size 0-3

• DPN Bamboo, dark patina sock set 6” size 1-3

• YF DPN special for Lace, great for starting circular shawls, bamboo, 5”, 6 per set, 6 in a set, sizes 0-5 and a set notions.

PARTS

• Mini Interchangeable tips, cables and small stuff

• Lace Interchangeable tips, cables and a lot of connectors, different size. Mini, Small and Large

• All the fixed circ are in stock, 0-9 at 32"

VERY tempted to get the set of bamboo Interchangeable Spins, would be fantastic with all the silk I work with. Any interest? If you'd like stuff not listed, email me for an invoice at YarnFairy1@gmail.com Another thought, could just get the cables and use with our metal for lace. I currently have one cable on my size 2 metal tips.

Chiagoo kits

Chiagoo Interchangeable Small for lace 5", 2-8 $130.00 USD Chiagoo DPN Dark Patina, set of 5, sizes 1-3, 6" long $50.00 USD Chiagoo DPN set of 5, sizes 0-3, 6" long $70.00 USD YF Special set for lace, DPN Bamboo, 5", 6 per set of 5 sizes, 0 $59.00 USD

Kelp Forest

Why Kelp? About 40 years ago I was trapped in a bed off of the coast of Southern California. The lifeguard hollered, "Calm down"! Yeah there might have been some screaming and flapling about because some unidentifiable thing was tangling around my legs. Jaws had come out just before this and I had a healthy fear of the deep. Once the lifeguards voice was heard,,, he said, "Swim on top of the bed, horizontal to the ocean floor." I'd never heard of a kelp forest and never wanted to experience one again.

Fast forward to 2023 and our kelps almost all gone. You can read the very sad story here.