Here’s the third installment of the Mystery Stole 3 in all it’s glory. (Please excuse the uber crappy photo. I have to figure out a better way to take stole pictures.)
I started the clue the day it came out (Friday) and finished it that night. There’s something about the design that begs me to continue on until there is no more to be done.
It took me a few rows to get back into the rhythm of the stole as there were some minor setbacks. I miscounted a few times. Luckily I caught the mistakes while on the same row, so I only had to tink back a few stitches at a time.
I think that’s the problem with putting down a project for long periods at a time. I tend to lose my momentum and then I stagger to gain it back when I pick it back up.
I though that maybe working with black yarn would prove a challenge, but with the aid of my OTT-Lite, I haven’t had the slightest bit of trouble. The OTT-Lite has been my best investment when it comes to knitting tools. I just couldn’t live without it.
You might have noticed that I don’t use lifelines. The reason for this is not that I don’t believe they don’t serve a vital purpose. Only whenever I used them, I found that I inevitably made a mistake in the vicinity of the lifeline. And since the lifeline would obscure the knitting, I’d miss the mistake when I tried to read the knitting. I also find it easier to just ladder down to fix said mistake. Jackie E-S has an excellent tutorial on how to go about doing this.
There has been a flurry of guesses on what the theme might be for this year’s stole, but so far I haven’t the slightest idea on what it might be. I do think it has an Oriental flavor to it.
Would you like to venture a guess? The only hints I have are that it would not be suitable for a bride and that it has nothing to do with Harry Potter.
