Proof, at Last

I've long felt that I could hear the yarn speaking to me:

Freshly-dyed skeins for your Flight Path Mystery KAL

And now I can prove it.
 

Queen Sleeves

Warning:  This post contains graphic images of Sweater Cutting.  Steek-Squeamish Knitters are advised to proceed with caution.

My "Swatch" for the Queen Bee cardigan is done. It grew up into two super-cute sleeves, just as I hoped it would:

Conjoined Sleeves, with steeks between

Separating the Twins

Independent Entities

Dead. Sexy. Sleeve

That's all there is to it.  I'll sew the underarm seams from the right side, with matching yarn and mattress stitch.  This will allow me to match the pattern perfectly at the seam {insert OCD remark here}.  Then I'll cover the "seam allowance" on the inside with bias tape or ribbon.  And the best part of all?  Not weaving in A SINGLE YARN TAIL.  That's right.  They'll all be secured by the steek, neatly trimmed, and hidden on the WS by the seam binding.  Which means that I could have changed colors in this sleeve on every single row, and never had to weave any ends in.  Sassy Much? 

Say it with me now:  Stranded Colorwork Is Not Hard!

Mystery KAL Kits, and a Not Very Helpful Hint

In case you didn't get around to checking Ravelry this weekend, I'm delighted to tell you that the Mystery Knitalong kits are ready for order! 

If you click the obnoxiously-glowing button on the sidebar here, you'll be taken to the Abstract Fiber website where you can buy them for - are you ready?- $15.00 each!  I don't know about you cats, but in my world, when I can't decide between two colorways, and then it turns out that they are SO fairly priced, why, the solution to Get Both is totally obvious.

And while I'm on about our mystery knitalong (when am I not?), I think it's time I offered you a sneak peek:

This is an extreme closeup of the sample made from Colorway 2.  Notice anything unusual about this colorwork?  Take your time.  I'll wait.

Post your guesses, and I'll tell you when somebody figures it out.  Bwaaaa Haaa Haaaa!  I love this KAL game a little too much. 

I think I may have a future as a benevolent knitting overlord. 


Congratulations, Emily!  With a close second to Audrey, whose guess was almost correct.  Yes, the stitches are upside-down.  But I photographed the sample right-side up.  So how can that be???

Love,
Mysterious Mary

Congratulations, Susan and Ginny!  You cleverly surmised that (at least the part in the photo) is worked from the top down.  My Gentle Readers are all such clever Beasties.  I'm gonna have to make the next one way harder...

MM