Today, Ysolda announced that she is doing a knitalong / staggered pattern release thing called Knitworthy. It sounds a little like Romi Hill's Great Oddments Knitalong, which is big knitting fun. Now, you know how much I love a knitalong, and the first pattern, which is a slouchy hat, is adorable. So I've signed up. Hopefully some of the other Richmond Knitters will sign up too, and we can all knitalong together. I've queued the hat, but I am about to cast on for an epic project, so it might be a while until I get to it. Still, the excitement of pattern releases every second Monday will add a bit of spice to the start of my weeks. FUN.
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.
Very, very tempting… I might wait to see the next pattern, or I might just sign up…
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