After I moved to the sleeves of Cria the knitting went back in the round and I loved it. No more long purl rows immediately sorted out the pain I've been having in my right thumb. For me knit is quicker and smoother and more enjoyable. It's not that I'm against purling per se, but whole rows of it, no thanks. So I'm planning my next projects and they are all going to be knitted in the round. I'm knitting socks, and a hat and then a steeked vest and then a steeked cardigan, and then maybe a steeked jumper for me. I might follow all that up with a garter stitch cowl. After that I think I'll make knee high socks. By then it will be November and I might be ready to face some rows of purling. Until then it's all knit, all the time.
Stephen West released the first MKAL clue on Thursday night. I started knitting it without looking at spoilers. When I got up on Friday he had sent through an "alternative" clue one. I then went and had a look at the spoiler thread to try to work out what was going on. Which was that some people thought the pattern looked like a "German hate symbol". I knit on anyway, since I was half-way through. Then he took down the original clue, replacing it with a mitred square in garter stitch. The Ravelry forums and Instagram are a complete shit-show, even though Rav is being moderated. It's been a bit disheartening, having something that is usually quite light and fun weighed down with all this. I admire Stephen's quick and sensitive response to this drama. I also feel that anything can look like anything if you squint. To me this looks like a Celtic knot. I think mine is pretty, and I'll knit on through all crises.
I love how you can plan your projects so far in advance and actually get them done. I must work on that!
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