a lover of all things fiber since I saw my first loom in high school, naturally progressed to spinning and dying yarns with natural dyes, moved on to knitting which is so much more portable and which I actually learned as a child, but as I was forced to learn, didn't pursue until later.
I have enjoyed meeting other fiber enthusiasts and artists and have been encouraged to continue pursuing different techniques, some by inspiration and example, others by reading and thinking 'what would happen if?' With all the beautiful fibers available today the inspiration never stops.
I moved to Mississippi after Katrina hit to help my mother-in-law rebuild and have decided to stay, and thanks to a chance article in the local newspaper have found a lovely group of local women to knit with.
Days and days of wet grey skies led to my getting my skein of 'dreaming of California sunsets' out of my stash and turning my hand to Susanna IC's Annis shawl. Tropical storm 'Lee' didn't do much here in BSL other than keep us off the streets and safely tucked inside with an excellent excuse to knit.
Quick knit, really, and fun. Not too much lace and then mindless short rows to the end.
I like the sheerness of it and the lightweight nature of the shawl. And the good news is that I still have about half a skein left of this colorway to do something else with. So I will continue to dream about watching the sun set over the Pacific....
You really captured it, Penni. I had to laugh at how easy this was for you to knit...I've started it twice and keep messing up! XXXX
ReplyDeleteThanks Martie! I enjoyed the knitting, it was rather relaxing.
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