I thought that finding the right stitch to represent the columns was hard, but I hadn't dealt with finding the just right stitch for the flames. I tried several, including a couple that I really liked but they looked too much like candle flame. And that's just not Medea. A candle flame is too tame for a woman who rode off in a chariot of fire. Finally I returned to one I had tried and discarded. When I knit more rows in my swatch, I could see it, the curve of the flame and that was it.
Here she is -- what do you think?
I am thinking this stole would also work in black with a mixture of beads in red and fiery colors.
Working on the stole has gotten me thinking again about my stalled paper on Medea and feminism. I've been working at it off and on for a couple of years now but I feel the energy to finally finish it. I was complaining to someone the other day that I haven't had a new idea grab me since Medea and he suggested maybe I have to finish with her first before something new can develop. I suspect he is right.
Spring is really getting going in earnest here now. The lilac has little leaves ready to open and big flower bud clusters. The leaves on the roses have begun to develop. And there is an abundance of maple and birch pollen in the air so my best friend is Flonase right now.
Here's what it was like this morning --
