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I thought I would show you a few pics of how the Lamb’s Lace Cardi is being worn by me and my family. Here I am at Easter – yes, I know, I’m silly but I adore hats.
Heather, Mom & I
My sister Heather made a lovely blueish green Lamb’s Lace Cardi out of Cascade 220. She made the M and found that because it is an empire waist, she can wear it while she is pregnant! What a plus!
And here is my mom wearing it (and desperately wanting one herself) right before we headed off to the fiber festival. Doesn’t she look stunning in it?
You can purchase the Lamb’s Lace Cardi pattern here!
It’s that time of year – the time of year when you’re asking all of your knitting friends, “are you going?” Of course they know what you are talking about… it’s a big deal around here. The Greencastle Fiber Event.
Now, it is not as big as Rhinebeck …. not at all. This is a speck compared to that event. However, it is fun to get out and rummage through the barns, chat with other knitters/spinners and generally see all the wonderful fibery goodness.
Those of you who have recently purchased a copy of the Whispers of Spring Collection know I wrote briefly about it for the Collection. Here is a brief taste of it. To read all of it, you’ll just have to purchase a copy of the Collection!
The Fiber Event… doesn’t it sound like a brand name for laxatives? Something that if you absolutely had to buy it at your local pharmacy you would try to hide at the bottom of your shopping cart, lest you saw anyone you knew before it was safely stowed in a bag?
In reality the Fiber Event is the biggest spring outing for all of us Indiana knitters. It is the time when shepherds from Indiana and the surrounding states bring their fleeces to be sold. Indie dyers and small yarn companies join the fray and add color to the fair. Rain or shine, snow or sleet, Easter or not The Fiber Event is always held on the second weekend of April. The Fiber Event couldn’t come at a more perfect time, the beginning of spring, just when we are sick of staying inside and starved for some inspiration. But this particular year The Fiber Event’s inspiration was trumped by it’s comedy.
It was nearing the end of the morning. I had been in the car for an hour and a half now. My coffee misto sat empty in the cup holder on my dash and I really needed to find a bathroom. The trip had taken a little longer than I expected – are MapQuest’s estimates ever correct? – and I was cutting it close to my 11:30 reservation at The Almost Home Tea Room, one of the only decent lunch places in Greencastle…
Just a glimpse of more of the fun knits that will debut in my Spring 2010 Collection called “Whispers of Spring.” Baby John and I are working hard in the studio to put it together for you all!
My husband teases me that once I hit January 1 I begin this mantra of “spring is coming.” He is right. I might be a bit too early to sing the “spring” song… but it is helping me get through the gray days of winter.
One of the things that is inspiring me to look to spring is… a spring collection I will be releasing in March. I’m so excited about this project. It is a mini collection and will include a sweater with coordinating accessories. I’ve been enjoying the designing of the collection… I do hope you all will enjoy the knitting of the collection.
