indian summer

For Shanti


From the knitty Fern Glade pattern in bright turquoise yarn, this pattern was fun to knit and came out beautifully after my second try. For my friend Shanti, who is as bright and interesting, full of color and always smiling, who kept my heart light in Riverside, who I miss greatly.


Thus ends the great hat knitting project and my life in Riverside, just as life begins again in Colorado....

crossing

For Sean


Crossing from one place to another, over the mountains and ending here in Fort Collins, Colorado. I saved the best for last; the people I knew I would miss the most and would want to stay in contact with. This is for Sean, a kindred spirit who hated the desert as much as I did, and who will be using my gained knowledge to follow my footsteps and end at a masters come fall. Hopefully wherever h e goes he will actually get some use out of this hat.

The pattern itself is the Ring of Fire knit on dp 6s and fair isle brown and changing fall colors, an ode to the seasons of Oregon and friendship found in too bright places.