2024 Mystery Alongs
Each year we prepare for the Rose City Yarn Crawl with two mystery alongs - one knit and one crochet. This year, pre-sales start and pre-clue information is released October 18, 2023. The mysteries begin in January 17, 2024 and wrap up in time for you to wear your finished garment on the Crawl! Join our newsletter and follow us on social media to stay in touch as we begin this years mysteries...
Pre-sales begin Wednesday October 18th, 2023. You can purchase your pre-clue on Ravelry for the Mystery Knit Along (KAL) and the Mystery Crochet Along (CAL).
New for 2024…Special Early Bird Clue! Purchase your patterns between October 18th and 25th, 2023, and in addition to your preclude, you will also receive an early bird clue allowing you to get a jump on making your Mystery Alongs!
Also, remember to join us on our Rose City Yarn Crawl Ravelry Forum!
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Mystery Knit Along
The MKAL is available for purchase beginning October 18, 2023 on Ravelry. First Clue will be released January 17, 2024.
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Mystery Crochet Along
The MCAL is available for purchase beginning October 18, 2023 on Ravelry. First Clue will be released January 17, 2024.
2024 Mystery Alongs - Meet the designers
Makenzie Alvarez Knit Along Designer:
We are excited to announce our Designer for the 2024 Mystery Knit Along!
Makenzie Alvarez (she / her) is a full-time knitwear designer in the Portland, Oregon area that loves to create classic & cable filled knitwear one stitch at a time. She has a background in fine art and an admiration for nature and architecture. Her background in the arts and being surrounded by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest inspire her designs. Find her on Instagram @hanksandneedles on Ravelry as Makenzie Alvarez and through her website hanksandneedles.com.
Join Makenzie via Zoom Wednesday January 17th, 2024. Full details will be included with your pre-clue purchase.
Tessa Herra Crochet Along Designer:
We are also thrilled to announce our Designer for the 2024 Mystery Crochet Along!
Tessa Herra is the maker, designer and founder of Tzigns. Tessa lives in a small Oregon town off of the Columbia River Gorge. It’s quiet, peaceful, and a slow-paced kinda life in the country. You can usually find Tessa surrounded by her many pets (currently 1 dog, 2 cats and 6 chickens) and her special hubby too. They love camping, fishing, kayaking, traveling for concerts, and really just exploring the outdoors as much as possible.
Tessa is a creative soul at heart. She grew up with a pencil in her hand, always drawing and doodling. Beading and macrame took over in middle and high school, then she choose to continue the arts by graduating from college with Graphic Design and then Cosmetology as well. It wasn’t until 2006 that she found yarn and learned to crochet from her Mom and Grandmother, and was hooked - pun intended!
Tzigns has really flourished since 2006, from making and selling handmade accessories online and at vendors markets to full-time designing crochet patterns at the end of 2019. In 2022, Tessa added knitting to her repertoire, thanks to YouTube, and now have added knitted beanies to her winter markets! Designing with texture and interesting stitch patterns is her go-to. Tessa heard many times that her designs look more complicated than they actually are! Usually, they are standard stitches in an unusual pattern that make one eye-catching piece.
One of the bonuses of falling in love with yarn is the automatic joining of this special community. Tessa absolutely LOVES connecting with other makers and fiber artists, so don’t be shy to say “Hi” on the ‘gram!
Follow Tessa on Instagram as @tzigns and Ravelry as tzigns.
You can also join Tessa via Zoom Thursday January 18th, 2024. Full details will be included with your preclue purchase.
2023 Mystery Alongs
MCAL
Hekataion
by Brittany Garber (KnotBadBritt)
2023’s theme, Magic, is encompassed in the exquisite shawl, Hekataion, designed by the talented crochet designer, Brittany Garber. The shawl uses two contrasting color ways to create a captivating and spellbinding creation that leaves crafters with a feeling of enchantment.
MKAL
An Adventure in the Witch's Castle
by Seth Richardson
Inspired by 2023’s theme, Magic, designer Seth Richardson created a stunning scarf using two colors. The scarf uses a multitude of diverse stitches in addition to two of your preferred hues to create an admirable garment that appeals to a variety of knitters.
2022 Mystery Alongs
MCAL
Metamorphosis
by Sarah LarRieu
Bloom is what designer Sarah LarRieu successfully incased in this gorgeous 2021 design. This shawl uses two contrasting yarns to create a wonderful crochet dance of stitches and colors which beautifully melts together as it grows during it’s creation.
MKAL
Goose Hollow
by Shellie Anderson
Inspired by 2022’s theme Bloom, designer Shellie Anderson created this stunning design using the interplay of two colors. You will explore a wide variety of techniques that combine and blend two yarns to create different effects. Both colors are used equally throughout the shawl.
2021 Mystery Alongs
MCAL
Petit Fours
by Kathryn Hendrix
Inspired by 2021’s theme Gratitude, designer Kathryn Hendrix designed a stunning shawl inspired by her grandmother who helped ignite her artistic path. This shawl is created from history. From vintage blankets, antique openwork and edging and granny squares, this shawl is a true nod to the generations before us.
MKAL
Meditations
by Theressa Silver
This design is all about the interplay of two colors. You will explore a wide variety of techniques that combine and blend two yarns to create different effects. Both colors are used equally throughout the shawl, with the main color yarn and contrast color yarn alternating from section to section.
Past Mystery Along Patterns
Plot Twist by Marie Greene
Sandpiper's Wing by Laurinda Reddig
Lithia by Rosemary (Romi) Hill
Sunset on the Butte by Jenn Wolfe Kaiser
Ramona Falls by Cory Boberg
Lost Lake by Noriko Ho
Klickitat Street Cowl by Casapinka
Velo Cowl by Michelle Kroll & Larissa Brown