How We Lure Sweet, Innocent Girls to the Fiber Arts

So, a few weeks ago I headed out on a jaunt to Rhinebeck's annual fiber festival. On the way, we picked up Linda Ann, an unrepentent non-knitting, non-spinning Fiber Agnostic. A non-believer of the worst sort. She came along, I imagine, because we promised her wild times. And wild times she got.

It's no easy task to turn a person toward fiber. You have to reel it out slowly. You can't just throw fiber at them and expect an overnight conversion. So we Fiber Tarts approached the task with care. "Hmmm... that's a pretty color. You'd look nice in something made from that." "You know, it wouldn't be hard to find a simple pattern... something reeeeally easy." "Why, you could make something simple with one ball of yarn... we'll just take a peek on Ravelry and see what we can find."

By the time she was one day in, Linda had made the first tentative step. My friend Denise bought the yarn - the first yarn is always free, you see. And then some knitting needles. You can't get started without some lovely knitting needles. A careful search for a pattern took place, and soon, Linda was on her way.

Note that two skeins were purchased. One might cause Linda to finish up and not pick up the next project. Two, on the other hand, obliges her to think about a second project. Leg warmers? A hat? A scarf? Mitts?

Here's Channyn, demonstrating that yarn looks good in almost any configuration. Why, it practically knits itself. You could just drape it over your shoulders...

 

 



Channyn picked up every stitch Linda left by the wayside.

 

And here's Linda's project:

 

 

All right, Linda, let me know what your next project will be. I can't wait to see it.