Readers meet Carolyn.....

I spend many mornings out knitting in public at the local coffee shop in the hood. Blenz is my favourite coffee shop in town for a number of reasons.

• Baked goods -awesome
• Staff - terrific
• Free wireless
• Holli and I have a lot of meetings there
• Interesting customers
• No one EVER asks you to leave.

My record for time spent at Blenz was Boxing Day 2007 when I spent 11 hours seaming together 47 hats. (again, and no one asked me to leave).

Carolyn has been my favourite barrista and often would ask me about what my current project was. Today I found out she is leaving on Thursday.....The summer off for travel and contemplation----I'm jealous---but I wish her the best.

I named today's design finished in Blenz after her. "Carolyn" is a free form crochet design from three of my own hand spuns as well as one ball of Malabrigo in "Lettuce". The gold was so energized I didn't know what to do with it and suddenly, the perfect place for it to rest. I crocheted it into this design.

Here are a few more views of a hat I truly enjoyed designing. The rest of the afternoon will be dedicated to designing a matching (sort of) scarflette.


It's been a while since I've allowed myself the luxury of free form play.