I bought a big knitting bag, and it arrived today. The reason I need a big knitting bag (need, want, can any of us really tell the difference?) is that when I'm knitting 8ply jumpers they get to a certain point and then just don't fit in anything. I don't often knit things that big, I'm more likely to knit socks, or shawls or 4ply jumpers, but when I do it's annoying. So, after I decided to knit my mother's cardigan I ordered a YarnPop totable bag, in a very silly green giraffe print, to match to pink giraffe print I have on my smaller yarn pop bag. And it came just as my mother's jumper got too big for any of my other yarn bags!
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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