Our yarns are hand-dyed on the following bases:
Cheshire Cat — light fingering weight — 100% sw merino — 28-30 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 512 yds
Mary Ann — fingering/sock weight — 85% sw merino, 15% nylon — 28-30 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 475 yds
Confetti — fingering weight — 92% superwash wool, 5% nepps, 3% lurex sparkle — 28-34 sts = 4" — 3.5 oz/432 yds
Summer Silk — fingering weight — 100% silk bourette — 25-28 sts = 4" — 3.5 oz/ 390 yds
Mad Hatter — sport weight — 100% sw merino — 20-24 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 344 yds
Sprinkles — sport weight — 95% superwash merino, 5% rainbow nepps — 20-24 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 340 yds
Cotton Kiss — sport weight — 50% superwash merino, 50% cotton — 20-24 sts = 4” — 4 oz/ 372 yds
Tweed — sport weight — 55% sw merino, 15% mulberry silk, 15% baby alpaca, 15% donegal — 22-24 sts = 4" – 3.5 oz/310 yds
Alice DK weight — 70% sw merino, 30% silk — 21-23 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 242 yds
Silk Twist DK weight — 72% fine sw merino, 28% mulberry silk — 20-22 sts = 4" —3.5 oz/250 yds
Lory— DK weight — 100% superwash merino — 21-32 sts = 4" — 4 oz/280 yds
March Hare — worsted weight — 100% sw merino — 16-20 sts = 4" — 4 oz/ 184 yds
Walrus — chunky weight — 100% superwash merino — 12 sts = 4" — 4 oz/280 yds
For more details on all our yarn bases, click here.This shawl, designed for LYS Day 2021, uses a calm tonal contrasted with three vibrant colors to create a chatty shawl that can be thrown on and tied on the way out the door. Eyelet sections create a breezy feel while the solid sections show off the colors of our Mad Hatter line.
Yarn: Wonderland Yarns “Mad Hatter” sport weight, 100% superwash merino, 688 yards: 1, 4 oz skein (MC) & 4, 1 oz mini skeins (CC1-CC4). Shown in Chevron Strips Kit #1. “Kerfuffle” (MC) & bright minis (CC1-CC4).
This pattern can also be made using any of our Mad Hatter Combo kits, too!
Needles & Notions: US size 7/4.5mm needles, long enough to accommodate stitches (or size required to get gauge), US size 9 needle for binding off (optional), darning needle
Gauge: 17 sts & 28 rows = 4"/10 cm stockinette, after steaming/blocking
Measurements: 90"/229cm wingspan, measured across top edge; 16.5"/42cm at deepest point