I Rescued A Knitter Today

Today I rescued a knitter who had strayed from our path. It wasn't hard but it did take a show and tell lesson to do it. DH has a friend from working days that just happens to live in our little village; in fact, he and his wife married and built a new home here several years before he retired so they have been a big help to us in finding our way in this little world. The wife makes really gorgeous quilts and in fact has one that both DH and I covets, an appliqued and quilted iris pattern, that hangs on their loft's banister.

Anyway there were over last week to see our iris. I happened to have just started the pink stripped bag. She commented on it and we begin talking about knitting. She 'use to' knit before she started quilting; had knit a few sweaters for herself and her children out of Red Heart acrylic and felt like there wasn't anything more to knit once she exhausted that avenue. I ask if she would like to see some of my finished projects and she did.


I suckered her in and I don't think she ever realized it.

Before she left she thought she might like to take out her needles again and try to make a felted purse if I could guide her through it. Of course I was excited to help and so after finishing the pink striped hobo bag last night, I called and ask if she would like to see it before it was felted. This morning I was ringing her doorbell well before 10 o'clock. She was stunned at the size of this bag (so was I, not realizing it was going to be this large). After we talked last night she had gone on-line and found a pattern that she thought was simple enough for her to knit. We went over all the details of knitting and felting it and I offered needles in the right sizes so she wouldn't have to buy additional materials when she buys yarn. When I left she was excited.

Me? I'm excited too; so happy to have captured one more in the knitting web. I will make sure she sees my new bag once more after it is felted, shaped, and dry and before I depart with it. Keeps the interest up!