Welcome to my second One Skein Mystery Shawl Knit-Along! This edition will take place in November 2026.

Let’s knit a beautiful shawl together and enjoy a month of knitting along.

Here's everything you need to get ready for this MKAL, but keep in mind that it is a mystery, after all, so I can't spoil you the surprise by giving you too much information!

Shape: This will be an irregular, elongated triangle.

Approx. finished measurements: 80" (200 cm) x 22" (55 cm).

Note: Some of you might wonder if it's possible to make it larger in order to use a larger amount of yarn. This design is not easy to modify in size, so no, it can't be made larger or smaller.

Work load: This is a small, one-skein shawl, and each clue should be manageable within a week. Some sections require focus and row counting, so it isn’t a mindless project. However, it is beginner-friendly..

There is no brioche and there are no short-rows in this design.

CLUES

There are 4 clues to be revealed and they will be delivered the following days:

clue 1 - Nov 1

clue 2 - Nov 7

clue 3 - Nov 13

clue 4 - Nov 19

How are the clues delivered?

If you purchase your pattern through jojiknits.com, you can access the Google Drive folder using the link at the very top of the 'Planning Stage' document. Each clue will be uploaded on its release date. You won’t receive a notification when a new clue is added, so please check the folder on November 1, 7, 13, and 19.

The complete shawl will be revealed and published as Open Up on December 10. After the MKAL, the pattern will be available at its regular price ($7).

MATERIALS

Yarn: 1 skein of fingering-weight yarn, approximately 420 yd (384 m). The design uses nearly all of the yarn, so choose a skein with a little extra yardage if possible.

I used 1 skein of Tosh Merino Light by Madelinetosh [100% Merino, 420 yd (384) m] in the colorway Composition Book Grey.

This shawl design works best with yarns that are not too busy. Solids, semisolids and lightly speckled yarns are ideal! You can also use variegated and multicolored yarns, but some details of your work might not show so well.

Needles: US 5 (3.75 mm) needles. You can use circular or straight ones. If you are a loose knitter, I'd advise you to go down to US 4 (3.5 mm) needles.

GAUGE

20 sts and 36 rows to 4" (10 cm) in Stockinette stitch on US 5 (3.75 mm) needles, after blocking.

SHARING

We will be using 2 hashtags in social media: #jojimysteryshawl2026 and #openupmkal.

For us, most of the fun comes from sharing your knitting with our community, so we will be having a conversation thread in the DESIGNS BY JOJI Ravelry group.

We would love you to join!

This Mystery Knit-Along was especially thought as part of our anual Joji Fall KAL, but you don't need to be a part of it to take part in the Mystery.

We will also be opening a special ‘spoiler’ thread for you to post photos in.

Remember: part of the fun is you don’t know what you are actually making, so we ask that you don’t use a photo of your work in progress as the main photo in your project page. Instead, we have created a few images that you can copy and paste or you can use any image you like (for example, your yarn choices?).

Please be careful when showing your WIP so that you don’t spoil it for other knitters :)

Enjoy the mystery!