The past few weeks flew by. I got up in the morning and started skeining yarn while I waited for the coffee, worked through ’til bedtime. Everyday. Looking back, it’s only a blur. There was a lot of preparation for last weekend’s NETA Spa. And, there were the Gust kits. By now, everyone who ordered should have received their kits. I really enjoyed knitting mine. Having it knit in time for a sample meant fitting it in between trips to the shop and knitting up the Oh! Canada.
Oh! Canada was finished a couple nights before I left. Since I was short on time I skipped the blocking. I ran a sink full of warm water and soaked it one evening, leaving it to dry between towels spread on the table. There, my sweet Sammy found it to be a comfortable addition to a hard wooden surface and took over the job of blocking while napping on top. He did a good job.
I like this scarf / shawl even more than I thought I would. Anne‘s vision is just wonderful. It "blocked" out to be a light, airy piece, full of motion.
And, if all that wasn’t quite enough… we had snow..LOTS and LOTS of snow!
Pretty, isn’t it?
Another thing… to all of you sweet friends, you know who you are, who came and helped me unload the car, or pack and reload it after SPA, thank you. I was wondering how I’d manage. The answer was the help of friends.
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18 responses to “flyin’”
Boy, you aren’t kidding about the motion thing. What a beautiful shawl/scarf/stole!
Wish I could have been with you all last weekend!
I love snow pictures since we’ve gotten very little. Your scarf is just beautiful and the wool is perfect for it.
It was wonderful seeing you again!! Your stole is lovely!
Friends are wonderful. Just wonderful. I wish I too, could have been there.
I wish I’d known you needed help! Next time I’ll be there for that for sure.
What an absolutely beautiful display you created! I hope you took photos. See you!
Love it!!!! How did the graft work out?
It’s gorgeous. And I adore your Gretel. So wonderful to see you, as always.
That is lovely and the winter landscape is the perfect backdrop for the photoshoot.
We all get by with a little help from our friends, do we not?
So nice to see you and hang out with you my friend! Your display was wonderful and it was nice seeing your new FO’s in person.
Oh Canada is breathtaking and does seem to be in motion.
Hi Judy, It was nice to meet you at SPA!
Judy G.
It came out beautifully – just in time for a photo op with some Vermont snow! 🙂
Sounds like you need a day inside with your feet up after SPA. Get some rest.
Very, very pretty scarf!
Oh Canada is simply gorgeous! I don’t know how Anne does it, but you’re right about the sense of fluidity and movement–it comes across vividly. And I suspect it’s even more lovely in person than the photos can show.
Very Lovely….wool in motion, like ripples on the water! beautiful!
This is the rare occasion when I think the space-dyed yarn enhances the lacework. Excellent choice!