handmade

Tricia told me that her friend Shanda had left a magazine for me.

I was surprised to find that it was a Vogue knitting magazine. I think the last time that I knitted, was a sweater for the infant Courtney, which would have been about 8 years ago. However, I had seen a sweater that Shanda-the-knitter had made. It was great, and she had kindly left the magazine that included the pattern for me.

Tricia and I then took an outing to someplace she had never been…a knitting store. I felt it was quite lucky for me, although very sad for the proprietor, that the store was closing. The prices for their wares were fabulous. I bought some “sublime organic cotton” figuring that it was my only hope of actually being able to wear the sweater, when and if I ever did finish it.

 

That was quite a long time ago…maybe last spring? 

Cherylyn helped me pick out some fabric for a complementary skirt during another adventure to a fabric store. I decided that I would try and make it without a pattern, since I only wanted a pencil skirt. That whole experience gave me a creative thrill. I loved figuring it all out.

Well, I  finished the sweater today. I decided that it was clearly outside the field of my experience level to take on this task. Brianna encouraged me during the “finishing” which I found particularly arduous. It’s great to have a cheerleader in the house.

Now I am looking forward to wearing it!