We are so lucky in this business. We get to work with our passion - fibers. Of all kinds, colors and textures. And we get visitors. We love visitors. They bring ideas from other parts of the country and get enthused about ours. When you are out and about in different parts of the state or country or even other countries, do you share? Do you send emails with pictures back to the shops you visited to let them see what you did with your purchase? In this electronic age, some like to do this and some don't. To those who do - thanks! It is encouraging to see the finished project. Also, to know whether you enjoyed working with the yarn.
I have a habit of either working these new projects quickly because it might be different than what is available locally. Or I want my local shop to carry it and what better way to entice the local shop owner to carry a yarn than a finished project. Remember, they like to touch and feel the yarns too! Sometimes, I 'treasure" the yarn and wait til a calm time when I can fall in love with the yarn again and work slowly and enjoy each and every stitch.
So in salute to a couple of visitors who shared with us, here are a couple of pics of their projects.
This is Maggie Grenier and she made the Seaweed Cardi. Didn't she do a great job?
And this is Diane Scott Broder's original design using 2 strands of Trekking sock yarn! Thinking outside the box certainly creates a beautiful sweater.
Getting ideas?
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