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I eagerly woke on Friday with excitement tingling in my fingertips. Can you guess why? I’ll just tell you, I can’t keep things like this to myself anyway. The first clue for the Mystery Stole 3 was released.
I quickly went about my morning chores so I could hop onto the computer and get that pattern printed. Once I did, I showed remarkable restraint and did not start right away. Instead I finished up a pair of socks, which was in itself a rather harrowing experience.
With that finished I rewarded myself with the start of this special project. I cast on with some black Jaggerspun Zephyr, which I received in a swap with Barb, on a pair of Addi Lace size 4US/3.5mm needles.
The one thing that really attracted me to this project was the fact that we’d be adding beads. I had dug into my stash of seed beads and came up with some silvery grey size 8/0 beads that seemed to go well with the black. I have to admit that I was a little intimidated at the thought of juggling with the crochet hook, a size 10, my knitting needles, and the beads.
Once I got started though I couldn’t stop. I love everything about this project. Melanie’s charts are perfect. I love the size of her graph and the way she numbers the rows. I love the yarn and the needles. Most of all, I love adding beads to my knitting.
I kept knitting to get to the next beaded row, which made the first 100 rows fly by. I was able to finish the first clue that day, which completely surprised me.
Now it’s back to the Forest Path Stole, but I’m afraid that it’s just a poor substitute for the black beauty that waits for the next clue to be released.
