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Geogradiant MKAL Part 1 - that was unexpected (spoilers)

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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  1. Anonymous12 October, 2023

    Yes This is a Celtic Knot. I go on Knitting with the Original

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    1. Anonymous12 October, 2023

      I'm sorry, but I immediately saw a swastika. Maybe because I'm German and therefore a bit more sensitized about these things. I absolutely understand Stephens decision to change the pattern and I totally think it was the right one.

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  2. Anonymous12 October, 2023

    nonsense, no swastika at all

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  3. Anonymous13 October, 2023

    The same for me. Celtic knot and Mobius character. If I still start (not sure as I don't like the new primitive square), I better modify the original clue, then modify the new one.

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  4. Anonymous14 October, 2023

    Just a little one.
    I too seen the Celtic Knot. I have a good friend that lived in Germany for many many years. She came to the United States about 8 years ago. She said it isn’t a true German Hate symbol, and if she were me to go ahead and knit it. She even said she’d wear it if I gifted it to her.

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  5. ManQuilter Rich14 October, 2023

    Besides knitting, I also quilt and yes, these things can happen by accident with how certain fabrics work with or against each in a quilt pattern. I don't see it--I do see a Celtic knot or a pinwheel. Having said that, I could see how you might end up with such a thing if your coloration is off--which is entirely possible. More than likely, someone knit it without high contrast and one thing led to another and here we are. Its all quite sad. And not just now, but all the way back to that fateful day in the 1930's when a universally recognized sign of good luck and prosperity was foreverly perverted and corrupted.

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  6. Janni b10 July, 2024

    Good luck with you Pole grading.. here's my recent reading. https://janni10.wordpress.com/2024/07/10/www-wednesday-10-07-2024/

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