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DAY 6

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Aquarius



Aquarius is a zodiac constellation  along the equator. the name comes from the Latin for water carrier or cup carrier. it's astrological symbol represents water . It was one of the constellations listed by Ptolomy in the second century.


> Aquarius is identified as GU.LA "The Great One" in the Babylonian star catalogues and represents the god Ea himself, who is commonly depicted holding an overflowing vase. The Babylonian star-figure appears on entitlement stones and cylinder seals from the second millennium. It contained the winter solstice in the Early Bronze Age. In Old Babylonian astronomy, Ea was the ruler of the southernmost quarter of the Sun's path, the "Way of Ea", corresponding to the period of 45 days on either side of winter solstice. Aquarius was also associated with the destructive floods that the Babylonians regularly experienced, and thus was negatively connoted. In Ancient Egypt astronomy, Aquarius was associated with the annual flood of the Nile; the banks were said to flood when Aquarius put his jar into the river, beginning spring


Prompt

19 rows on sock B


using the colours associated with Aquarius  - silver and blue or purple for the Amethyst precious stone follow the chart on the 6th tab HERE and make a water jug and the water winding around your sock. For toe up socks , remember to start at the bottom right hand corner and for cuff down socks start at the top left corner. OR using the colours knit your rounds in helical knitting. Size 72, knit the entire chart. Size 68, knit to the one pink line marked at 34. Size 64, knit between the pink lines marked at 3 to 34.



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