Where Hands Create.

We have had some tremendous activities over the past several weeks.  Last week, we were lucky to have Gwen Bortner join us for our Spring Knitting Retreat, and she taught us entrelac from the beginning.   We were lucky again to have a great building right on High Street in Comfort with tremendous light and energy!  Here are a few shots from our two days...  I have so many more - and they are all wonderful!  Thanks to all who were able to participate.  Particular thanks to Frankie and Tom at an Heirloom B&B for two days of wonderful lunches and for being such a great host to Gwen!

Cathy and Janet

  
Connie                                 Kay


Wendy (the British one)


Gwen with Susan's hat

The wonderful part is everyone left with a great finished product - a fantastic and extremely fashionable hat!  Don't we look great?!  The hats were each so different as we chose different colors, textures, and the sizes ranged as well.  Fun!

We followed our first day with a review of Gwen's trunk show of wonderful finished goodies from her book Entree to Entrelac...

Gwen also has a few great snaps on her blog, and Susan also chronicled her visit as well!

The fun didn't stop over the weekend.  Thursday was St. Patrick's Day, and we had a treat for those who visited - music by the Rose and Thistle band.  Janet (far left in the green hat) is the tin whistle player, and from all that was shared the band was a hit around Comfort!  I was just sorry that I missed the festivities!

In closing, it is always exciting when I get to teach someone to knit.  It is even cooler when the new knitter is totally smitten with knitting - and an excellent knitter as well!  Dee Dee is one such student.  She came into the shop during Girls Night Out in November and saw a Noni bag and wanted to make it - primarily as she is a horse lover and the handle has a horse bit handle.  Here is Dee Dee with her finished bag and a huge smile just a smidge over three months later!  The finished product is gorgeous with the best looking black & white lining, charms for the zippers, and a "Giddy Up" tag on the front! 

Another week is coming to a close... Time just goes so fast, but boy, we do meet some tremendous folks.  Darcy, thank you for snapping pictures on Thursday for me!