Festival of Lights CAL

An ode to global light festivals and natural spectacles around the world, the Festival of Lights CAL designed by Scheepjes Designer Collective member Jessica Wifall is Scheepjes’ official Autumn/Winter Crochet-A-Long for 2024. This classic CAL is a single project available in two different yarns, running over eight weeks.

As each motif is made, immerse yourself in vibrant hues inspired by the world’s most mesmerising light and colour displays – hot air balloons, Northern Lights, fireworks and light trails. Made using luxurious fibres – an Extra Fine Merino Wool blend or GOTS-certifed Organic Cotton yarn, this dazzling project will add a luminous touch to your home during the depths of winter darkness.

The free pattern will be available on the Scheepjes website and in the official Scheepjes Facebook groups. During the CAL, the Scheepjes community offers support, and Jessica will share blog posts and helpful tips for each part of the pattern.

What’s in each kit?

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How it started…

This is our origin story.

Some of you have been around long enough to know that Yarn Souq started with myself (Jocelyn) and Ruth.  We met at one of our local knitting group’s weekend meet-ups in 2010, during Ramadan too!  Over the years, we have grown into our knitting adventure and discovered that we both like pretty much similar patterns and types of yarns.  To be honest, we were both yarn snobs, i.e. we prefer wool, silk, and hand-dyed yarn.

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Clearance Sale

Remind me one day to show you our “office”.  There’s yarn from floor to ceiling.  And you wonder why one of our social media hashtags is #yarnheavenindubai?  It’s packed full in places and I’m planning to free up most of those spaces to bring weather-friendly yet luxurious and colourful yarns.

So Yarn Souq is having a clearance sale.

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