Welcome to the 5th Annual Nomadic Knits Lonely Hearts Club KAL!

Use code lonelyhearts for 25% Off ALL Lonely Hearts Club patterns.

We’ve curated four beautiful Lonely Hearts Club Kits for this year’s KAL. Order your kit by Wednesday, January 29, to receive it in time for cast-on!

To get a close-up look at the kits and a peek at the pattern, check out this video where Michelle of Olive & Two Ewe and I chat about all things Lonely Hearts Club!

Each year, Nomadic Knits hosts a short and sweet Knit-Along to celebrate all of our knitting pals on St. Palentine’s Day.

Have you heard of St. Palentine? They’re the patron saint of fiber friends!

The Lonely Hearts Club KAL takes place February 14th - February 21st.

Upon purchasing this pattern, you will receive a PDF with the information needed to gather supplies for the KAL.

The full pattern will be released on Wednesday, February 12. If you’ve purchased the pattern, it will automatically be updated in your Ravelry library.

Participants can choose from five Lonely Hearts Club patterns:
Lonely Hearts Club 2021
Lonely Hearts Club 2022,
Lonely Hearts Club 2023
Lonely Hearts Club 2024
Lonely Hearts Club 2025

Join us as we knit together in our Facebook group, Nomadic Knits : Knit the World and the Nomadic Knits Ravelry Group.

Use the hashtag #lonelyheartsclubkal so we can see your beautiful projects!

The 2025 Lonely Hearts Club pattern is a two-color stranded hat design in four different sizes.

Detailed instructions provide options for modifications, such as adding a Latvian braid and lengthening your project.

The pattern PDF contains links to video tutorials to guide you through the different techniques used.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4).

Finished circumference: 13 (16.5, 19.5, 23)”/ 33 (42, 49.5, 58.5)cm, blocked and unstretched.

Finished height: 7 (8, 8.5, 9 )”/ 18 (20.5, 21.5, 23)cm.
To be worn with 0 - 3”/ 0 - 7.5cm of negative ease.

Needles: US 6/ 4mm or size to obtain gauge, in 16”/ 40cm circular and DPNs; and US 4/ 3.5mm or 0.25 - 0.5mm smaller than gauge needle, in 16”/ 40cm circular.

If you are new to colorwork or tend to knit more tightly when knitting colorwork, you may want to go up a needle size from your gauge needle when working the colorwork section.

Gauge: 22 sts = 4”/ 10cm in Stockinette Stitch and Colorwork in the round, blocked.

Yarn: dk weight:
C1: 50 - 100 yards/ 46 - 91 meters; and
C2: 50 - 100 yards/ 46 - 91 meters.

Notions: stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Samples knit in: Nomadic Knits Lonely Hearts Club Kits
Olive & Two Ewe Homer (80% Superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon; 231 yards/ 100g).

1 skein C1: Olive & Two Ewe Homer
1 skein C2: Olive & Two Ewe Homer