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25 years ago, I had planned on a career in Egyptology. In 1992, I went to Cairo, climbed pyramids, went on what seemed to be a 30 min tour of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, made papyrus, walked into the heart of a pyramid, and ate chicken fried in camel fat.(Very gross! )
While I never did complete a degree, I still have an obsession with Egypt....ok, maybe with Brendan Fraser as well.
As I sat on Lisa Souza's couch, the colour ways just jump out of the bin, golden yellows and lapis blues. While these two colours seemed perfectly Egyptian to me, below is the link to look at more of her colours, so that you can find the ones that speak to you. (Lisa dyes to order, and has great prices) http://www.lisaknit.com/site/all-sock-yarn.html
Color, or iwen, in Egypt, carried meaning. Blue (irtiu and khesdedj) This color represented sky and water. Important concepts such as the heavens and the primeval waters (the place from which all life emerged in Egyptian mythology) are co
- Brand
- Independent Designer
- Craft
- Knitting
- Designer
- Heatherly Walker
- Format
- Downloadable PDF
- Language
- English
- Number of patterns
- 1
- Skill Level
- Advanced