Life's a Stitch

Listening to the radio Saturday morning cost me $50 plus taxes. I have a feeling that’s just the beginning. CBC, our public radio station, hosted a special knitting edition of their North by Northwest program, something I listen to most Saturday early mornings. They interviewed knitters ranging from 13 yr old ski racing boy to a woman in her 91st year. If you want, you can participate in CBC’s scarf exchange. I thought it would be fun for them to receive some non-Vancouver scarves. Scarves that have actually witnessed sunshine.

One of the guests was from Birkeland Brothers, a 70 yr old wool processing business located here in Vancouver. Ten years ago they got into the knitting side of the business and next week they are hosting a class by New  Zealand author, Rowena Heart on the Ashford knitter’s loom. The good thing is that you can bring along yarn from your stash and supposedly have a woven scarf in two hours flat. Why is the promise of a beautiful FO in two hours so seductive? 

I’ll show you why. To balance projects like this. I have finally figured out where I am on Marina. That’s the first step in renewing our interrupted relationship:

Here’s another reason. I’ve finished the two main pieces of C’est LaVie and the next step is picking up 884 stitches for the ruffle. Whoa.