{"product_id":"westknits-mkal-2026-color-kaleidoscope-kit-in-amano-duna","title":"Westknits MKAL 2026 Color Kaleidoscope Kit in Amano Duna","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen West's mystery knit-along is back, and this year it is all about colour and contrast – eight shades meeting across one big generous shawl. Clue one lands on 1 October, and there is nothing quite like casting on alongside thousands of other knitters, none of you knowing where it goes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have put the whole palette together for you. The eight skeins of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/amano-duna\"\u003eAmano Duna\u003c\/a\u003e in each kit have been chosen to really make this shawl shine – Color Kaleidoscope is built on contrast, and the lines only stay crisp when the colours have some differentiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmano Duna is a 4ply in 60% organic cotton and 40% alpaca, with beautiful stitch definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach skein contains 200m, comfortably over the 175m Stephen recommends for each colour. You also need a 3.5mm \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/circular-knitting-needles\"\u003ecircular needle\u003c\/a\u003e in 40\" \/ 100cm, plus 2 split ring markers and 16 \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stitch-markers\"\u003estitch markers\u003c\/a\u003e, waste yarn and a tapestry needle. A \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/double-pointed-needles\"\u003edouble pointed needle\u003c\/a\u003e in the same size is handy though not essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern comes from Stephen – you can buy it on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/mkal-2026-color-kaleidoscope-shawl\"\u003eRavelry\u003c\/a\u003e and knit along with the rest of us. Pick your palette and cast on. If you would like a hand putting colours together, just ask – we love it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mohair Dare.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stephen's optional extra is a strand of lace weight mohair silk held alongside one of your colours for a section that shimmers. It does not have to match exactly – a little lighter or darker is lovelier. Add \u003ca href=\"\/products\/skein-sisters-plume\"\u003eSkein Sisters Plume\u003c\/a\u003e (50g, $49.95), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kremke-soul-wool-silky-kid\"\u003eKremke Soul Wool Silky Kid\u003c\/a\u003e (25g, $26.85), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/naturally-yarns-pacific-lace\"\u003eNaturally Yarns Pacific Lace\u003c\/a\u003e (25g, $20.65), \u003ca href=\"\/products\/indiecita-baby-suri-silk-brushed\"\u003eAlpaca Yarns Indiecita Baby Suri Silk Brushed\u003c\/a\u003e (25g, $16.50).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amano","offers":[{"title":"Sahara","offer_id":48321788510395,"sku":"AM-DUCK-SAHA","price":143.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Moss","offer_id":48321788477627,"sku":"AM-DUCK-MOSS","price":143.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Beach","offer_id":48321788379323,"sku":"AM-DUCK-BEAC","price":143.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Earthen","offer_id":48321788412091,"sku":"AM-DUCK-EART","price":143.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Horizons","offer_id":48321788444859,"sku":"AM-DUCK-HORI","price":143.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Woodlands","offer_id":48321788543163,"sku":"AM-DUCK-WOOD","price":143.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/0459\/3595\/files\/Amano-Duna-sets-kaleidoscope_79366850-5585-44f9-989c-e84f8942a450.jpg?v=1788506522","url":"https:\/\/www.skeinsisters.com.au\/products\/westknits-mkal-2026-color-kaleidoscope-kit-in-amano-duna","provider":"Skein Sisters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}