Our Rainbow Shawlette : August 2026 KAL

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Our Rainbows (Colour) Human Vision Feline Vision Canine Vision

Please allow 2-3 weeks turnaround time for all orders.

Our Rainbows kits drop June 10 at 9 am PT.

Have you ever wondered what your cat sees when they stare out the window, or what your dog makes of a colourful sunset? It turns out the answer is a little bit science, a little bit beautiful — and we turned it into yarn.

Our August KAL features three colourways, each inspired by the spectrum of colours that humans, cats, and dogs can each see. And because of course the finished object should be the shape of a rainbow, the pattern is a crescent shawlette designed by Andrea Rangel.

The kit includes:

One 100g skein of self-striping yarn. The yarn creates a cheerful rainbow gradient where each colourway represents a different kind of vision: human, feline, or canine.
A PDF shawlette pattern by Andrea Rangel.
Access to our August Knit-Along, running August 1-31.

Join the KAL in our Ravelry forum, share your progress, ask questions, and knit alongside a community of clever, creative makers.

The kit comes in your choice of three colourways, all dyed on our Trifecta Fingering base (80% superwash Merino wool, 20% nylon; 370 yd/339 m).

The pattern is suitable for a beginner knitter. It is worked from the centre out with an easy-to-memorize stitch pattern and a garter stitch border.

Finished dimensions: 104 cm (41 in) wingspan, 35.5 cm (14 in) depth at centre.

Yarn will ship by mid-July.

Striping Patterns

Round Trip "There and back" with two matching halves—perfect for projects like socks. One 100 g skein of fingering weight is enough for an average-size pair of women's socks. For longer or wider socks, choose the 150 g size.

One-Way Trip A long, non-repeating color sequence, great for hats, cowls, or scarves. For a Musselburgh Hat, 100 g of Trifecta or MCN is enough for a size L hat but you will need 150 g if you'd like a wide, folded brim. 4-Ply has more yardage so 100 g is enough to make a folded brim.

Shawl Yarn Specially dyed for top-down triangular shawls. Each stripe is the same width from beginning to end, with no ends to weave in. 100 g of fingering weight is enough for a small shawlette. 150 g gives a more generous size. If you want to maximize your yardage, choose our 4-Ply sock yarn.

Sweater Yarn Designed for garments like baby sweaters. The stripes appear only on the yoke, and the rest is a coordinating solid color—no switching yarns or breaking the flow.

Base Yarns

All our yarn is spun at a Canadian mill. Our Merino wool is sourced from from farms in New Zealand and mulesing is not performed on the sheep.

Trifecta Fingering: 80% superwash Merino, 20% nylon
100 g = 339 m (370 yd) | 150 g = 507 m (555 yd)

4-Ply Sock: 75% superwash Merino, 25% nylon
100 g = 425 m (465 yd) | 150 g = 638 m (698 yd)

2-Ply Fingering: 100% superwash Merino
100 g = 339 m (370 yd) | 150 g = 507 m (555 yd)

MCN Fingering: 70% superwash Merino, 20% cashmere, 10% nylon
100 g = 339 m (370 yd) | 150 g = 507 m (555 yd)

Please note that these yardages were updated in October 2025. The yarn did not change, but there was a mistake in earlier listings/ballbands that showed the yardage as less than it really is.