Tomorrow, like many Melbournians, I go back to work after two weeks off. I usually take a holiday over Christmas, and this year's has seemed particularly fun. It started with watching Australia win the cricket, continued with (hopefully, I don't want to write about it until I'm sure it has worked) resolving Tarragon's emotional issues. I actually partied on New Years Eve, joined my first mystery knit-a-long and then the two weeks have ended with a few days at home, just to relax and unwind. I got some decent knitting done - I've only got one sleeve and the collar of Celestine to go. I made some more progress on the spinning for Leon's winter set. Excitingly, despite almost constant knitting and spinning, and doing some pretty tough CrossFit workouts, my hands, arms and shoulders are in decent shape, due, in no small measure that I maintained my fairly rigorous stretching regime over the break. Today I even made it to yoga. All in all a very satisfying holiday, and I feel relaxed, refreshed and ready to tackle 2014 head on.
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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