The Mystic Vortex KAL is underway, and some lovely projects are being posted on Ravelry. There are both circular and semi-circular shawls being knit. So far, we have had 2 clues (out of 6), and the 3rd will be out tomorrow.
This Mystic Vortex in cream is knit by Pamela in CA. She’s knitting the full circle, and has (as of this picture) worked her way through the first clue. Lots of people are using various paintbox gradience kits from Fiber Optic Yarn, and others are knitting in solid colours.
Diane in Australia is knitting hers in a paintbox with neon green through hot pink. I bet this one is going to be smashing! While you guys are knitting along on your Mystic Vortices, I’ve had a less fun project of my own.
Last week, our hot water tank flooded the basement. Our guest room was sloshing with water. Which I naturally found out because we had guests arriving that day. So, instead of making the bed for our guests, I ended up mopping up water for hours and hours and hours. But in the end the carpets could not be saved.
So, we’ve pulled out the carpets, and will lose some drywall as well.
It’s an ongoing project for now, and it seems it will take a good, long while until we have our guest room back. In the meantime, I guess we’re lucky that we found it quickly. There could definitely have been a lot more damage. Still, it’s been most…. distracting. And believe me, I’d rather be knitting than mopping water for days. But for now, I’ll be living vicariously through your pictures.
Victoria from Ottawa (actually from my LYS) is knitting her Mystic Vortex in a deep red. It also looks amazing. I’ve always loved red, and this red is right up my alley. Beautiful. Far more beautiful than my own water flood project.
