I never really got "on board" for any mystery knit-along before the past calendar year. There are a few reasons but many of them are about being picky with a result, and a few unfortunate brushes with a lack of tech editing (or missed mistakes in a test knit type of thing). But over the past couple of years, I've really gotten to where I enjoy a good mystery.
One of the reasons is the community. I'm not a particularly great community member, but the last few years have been hell on connection for a lot of us. And even if not specific or directed at me, I get a nice little boost from the parasocial aspects of an MKAL. Like, browsing a hashtag or a forum post reminds me that "here are all these people" and we're all knitting the same stitches.
Romi is promoting this year's MKAL shawl and I think I probably will jump on board again, and choose one of the above combinations out of my stash. Just a little update x.
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