The Second Clue

This is a post chock full of spoiler for the Lunar Phase Mystery Knitalong, so if you're not looking to have the second clue spoiled for you- you may want to save this post for another time!

Now for all of you sticking around- here is the full moon phase of the lunar phase shawl!

This phase I was a little worried about, I prefer the contrast the star (yellow/orange) with the moon (pearly blue) to the contrast of the moon with the transition (pink/yellow/orange).  It was bothering me enough at this stage that I considered ripping it back to where the transition colour was first introduced and only doing the stars and moon colours.  It would mean I would need more of the stars colour, but at this step I just didn't feel my heart leap for joy the way it had in the previous clue.

But I decided to show a little more trust in Larissa Brown's design, and as I worked further into the rows with the transition and moon colours being paired, I realized that they really lent themselves to the contrast of the stars and moon colours that had started out the piece, making the full moon feel a little more powerful from its center and then letting that energy radiate outwards.

By the time the piece was finished I could feel the moon flowing outwards from the center, and now feel thoroughly pleased that I didn't deviate from the instructions of the pattern.  Even though there were a few rows where I fully believed that this was not going to work out particularly well- I'm very happy to say I'm wrong.

Not to get too mushy and philosophical, but this mystery knitalong has definitely shown me that I have a trust issue or two, and definitely feel like an authority on how colours should be put together.  It's moments like these where I try to appreciate that I still have a lot to learn and that if I'm jumping into a mystery knitalong I need to be willing to go against my impulse reactions.  

I mean seriously, just look at those colours!

Stay sweet, stay crafty, and stay tuned.