Right now I'm knitting Leon a cabled jumper, because he hasn't had a new jumper for a while. This one is Straboy from Contemporary Irish Knits. I'm knitting it in British Blue Faced Leicester and the texture of the fabric is amazing, it's really soft, but it's still got great body and stitch definition. I'm glad I started with the sleeves, because there are some, shall we say original interpretation of the cable pattern going on. It took me a while to get the rhythm of the cable crosses, but now I have them in my head, so it's all good.
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.
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