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After much frogging and crocheting, I am so happy to present to you the Proserpina V-Stitch Crochet Shawl<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As the name suggests, this shawl is mostly made of V-stitches<\/strong>, so that it is technically very easy and accessible to beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To explain the \u201cProserpina<\/em>\u201d bit of the name, I have a much longer story that I will tell you here below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But let\u2019s say that it all started with the beautiful colors of this Silk Degrad\u00e9 yarn cake<\/a> kindly provided by Katia Yarns<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Proserpina?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The alternation of a warm, prosperous half of the year, think of spring and summer, and a dark, cold half, meaning autumn and winter, has been a long-lasting, mysterious phenomenon for our early civilizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think of it, how would you explain such a phenomenon if you did not know of the Earth’s rotation around the Sun? So obviously, lots of myths arose everywhere in the world to explain the cycling of the seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these myths is the ancient Roman myth of Proserpina<\/strong>, which has fascinated me ever since I first read it in high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rape of Proserpina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Proserpina was the daughter of Ceres, the Goddess of agriculture, crops, and fertility.
One day, Proserpina was picking up flowers with some nymphs close to a beautiful lake located somewhere in Sicily.
That day, Pluto, the ruler of the underworld, decided to come out of the volcano Etna and take a look at the word above. Of course, he immediately saw Proserpina, fell in love with her, and abducted her to the underworld in order to marry her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Despair of Ceres<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When Ceres found out about Proserpina’s disappearance, she desperately started looking for her daughter everywhere, in every corner of the world. But despite her efforts, she could not find her anywhere.
For the despair, Ceres stopped the growth of fruit and vegetables on Earth, and humans started suffering for the lack of food.
Ceres eventually asked for Jupiter\u2019s help to convince Pluto to return Proserpina to her. At first, Jupiter refused to help, but given that Ceres was stubborn and was still stopping any crops from growing on Earth, he decided to send Mercury and order Pluto to release Proserpina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though Pluto obeyed the\norder of Jupiter, he managed to make Proserpina eat some pomegranate seeds.\nBased on this theft of the pomegranate seeds, Pluto concluded a deal with\nJupiter according to which Proserpina would spend four months of the year in\nthe underworld with him. She could spend all the rest of the months together\nwith her mother Ceres on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cycling of the Seasons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So, when Proserpina was with\nher mother, Ceres was happy and made the crops blossom with flowers. These\nflowers would go on and flourish in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just before Proserpina had\nto prepare herself to return to the underworld, Ceres would gift her some\nbeautiful autumn colors that were her daughter\u2019s favorite. Then, when\nProserpina returned to the underworld with Pluto, Ceres would stop the growth of\ncrops again, and the cold and grey would dominate the entire winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I guess that the reason why I have always been fascinated by this myth is that it is a genius and romantic story. Seriously, such a poetic way of explaining the cold and apparent sterility of the earth in the wintertime, and then the richness of spring and summer!
Had I not been aware of certain recent scientific discoveries, I would have totally bought the story of the despair and fury of Ceres!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to read a way better and more detailed account of the myth of Proserpina, I invite you to visit the Wiki page dedicated to Proserpina<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know more about the myth of Proserpina, I hope you can also appreciate how the fading of the browns into the greens is a bit like the transformation that happened on earth when Proserpina returned from the underworld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enough with the talking, let\u2019s get to the free pattern of the Proserpina V-Stitch Crochet Shawl<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or Pin the free crochet pattern of the Proserpina V-Stitch Shawl for later using this Pin<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Looking for more shawl inspiration? Check these free patterns!<\/p>\n\n\n\n