Happy Summer Solstice 2025! To celebrate, we've created two new colorways and collaborated with local designer Ksenia Naidyon on this new pattern for you! Summer for us means reading and making in the garden, watching the majestic monarch float by while busy bees collect pollen and make honey. So when thinking about inspiration for this year's Summer Solstice colorways, we chose the warmth and beauty of orange and paired it with a warm, gentle ivory. These two new colors are called Bee's Knees and Horchata.
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This shawl is a tribute to the warmth, vibrancy, and fleeting beauty of a Californian summer. It was designed to showcase magical Summer Solstice colorways by A Verb For Keeping Warm inspired by Monarch butterflies and California poppies. And so the piece captures the delicate balance of movement and stillness — of flutter and bloom.
Worked in a V-shape that drapes effortlessly, the design features Estonian braids, simple lace, and seed stitch. The interplay of structure and airy textures creates a shawl that feels both refined and organic. This knit is an invitation to linger in the moment and let your stitches echo the gentle rhythms of summer.
~ Ksenia
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FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan: 79" [200 cm] + tassels
Width: 16.5" [42 cm]
GAUGE
24 sts and 36 rows in 4” [10 cm] in Seed Stitch, unblocked
19 sts and 25 rows in 4” [10 cm] in Seed Stitch, blocked
(Stitch patterns of this shawl require assertive blocking. Check your gauge with the unblocked numbers frequently as you knit. Difference in gauge will affect the required yardage and the finished size of the shawl.)
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We are offering these two new colorways on two of our favorite yarns: Rumor and Nibble. Ksenia used Rumor for her version. Made of merino wool and silk, this yarn shows the stitch pattern beautifully due to the crispness of the silk and the bounce of the wool.
Nibble is for those of you who love to support California wool. Nibble is a 2-ply yarn made of soft fine wool and comes from sheep who live in Santa Barbara County and work with the local fire department to nibble and graze along the hillside to help with wildfire suppression. This is a yarn that helps the environment and is also beautiful and lovely to work with.
THIS BUNDLE INCLUDES:
Rumor version:
+ 1 skein - A Verb for Keeping Warm Rumor yarn; 70% superwash merino / 30% silk; 438 yd [400 m] / 100 g - Bee's Knees
+ 1 skein - A Verb for Keeping Warm Rumor yarn; 70% superwash merino / 30% silk; 438 yd [400 m] / 100 g - Horchata
Nibble version:
+ 2 skeins - A Verb for Keeping Warm Nibble yarn; 100% California fine wool; 223 yd [183 m] / 50 g - Bee's Knees
+ 2 skeins - A Verb for Keeping Warm Nibble yarn; 100% California fine wool; 223 yd [183 m] / 50 g - Horchata
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Additional necessary and recommended tools:
+ US size 8 [5.0 mm] or size needed to obtain gauge
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Pattern
This bundle does NOT include the pattern. Please purchase the pattern directly from Ksenia on Ravelry or Payhip.
