Te ara tapu: the sacred path.
Here’s the first row of the cloak, te ara tapu, cast on. Ara is path: used here, it means row. I used whatu aho rua, the double stitching method of cast on. Rua = two, so each strand is secured in place with two stitches, rather than just a twisted loop of one. It’s more secure, though more time consuming. I also prefer the …