Knitters Make the Best Friends

I've decided that the world would surely be a better place if everyone was a knitter. It never ceases to amaze me how generous, kind, and down-right sweet my knitter friends are.  Take Karen, for example.  Around the time I posted my three goals for 2014, Karen blogged about her beautiful Motif Cowl, and I was, to put it simply, in awe. I read that she culled her patterns from The Mitten Book and then discovered that this little treasure is out of print.  So, I asked her what she thought of the book and whether it would be worth my time to scour used book stores and buy myself a copy.

You know what Karen did?  She offered to lend me her copy so that I could see for myself. I don't know about you, but that pretty much blew my mind.  It's not that I can't be generous in that way (I'd really like to think I am), but we've never met in person (we don't live in the same city) and frankly, the New Yorker in me can be just a tad jaded guarded about sharing my stuff! I just loved that Karen had no problem entrusting me with her book, and I'm completely touched by her generosity.

The book arrived in my mailbox earlier this week along with a sweet note and a garland of sewn fabric circles which I've put over Miranda's bedroom door ~ it makes us smile whenever we see it. I'm going to enjoy taking my time to look through the patterns in this book. I'll let you know what I think soon. Thanks, again, Karen!