A mystery revealed August 3, 2007
I finally finished up the Mystery Stole clue four late last night, just in time for clue 5 to be revealed this morning. And, ooh. Melanie, girlfriend, you are amazingly creative! I’m sure I’m not saying anything at this point that hasn’t been bandied about the Internet a bunch of times already this morning when I tell you that the theme for this shawl is Tchaikovsky’s ballet, Swan Lake. The second part of the shawl knits up into a wing. This story is one of the great tragedy’s which is why Melanie told us up front that it wouldn’t be appropriate as a wedding shawl. It would be wildly inappropriate, actually.
I’ve knit through row 32 of chart G. The rows are getting fairly long already. There will be a lot of stitches to knit when I get closer to the end of the wing. Good thing I don’t mind. Ooh, this is going to be so pretty!
Oh, and what I thought were flowers turn out to be paw prints for a dance step performed as part of the Dance of the Little Swans—the dance step is called pas de chat or step of the cat making a place for the cat’s paw lace design in this stole.
Melanie, you are one amazingly creative woman. You go, girl.
Karen B. August 3
So wonderfully delicate, Laura. Just wait until this beauty is blocked!
~Kristie August 3
Isn’t it my fault that you thought they were flowers? I think I may have been the one to incorrectly identify that one. Oh well. I’m still glad I decided to join in this KAL. I haven’t started the next clue though. I’m addicted to the Thelonious sock pattern right now.
KarenJoSeattle August 4
Thus the suggestion to use black or white for the stole — the white swan or the black swan — though I’m sure it will look good in any color. I look foreward to seeing the whole pattern.
prajantr August 4
Beautiful. :)
And it brings back such memories. I studied ballet from age 3 to…I think I finally put away the shoes last spring. So, about two dozen years of dance - including portions from Swan Lake.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the final piece. :)
Kim August 4
Your stole is looking fabulous!! I’m jealous; I’m still plugging along in clue 3.