less than a year ago, Dea picked up knitting needles for the first time and hasn't looked back since. in all my time teaching, i've noticed that most knitters will fall into one of two camps: those who hesitate to knit a stitch without someone to help them looking over their shoulder and those who throw caution to the wind and knit with wild abandon, no matter the outcome. both paths will produce competent, independent knitters, but Dea definitely falls into the latter category.
it's a pattern in her life, i think:
during her last trip to the Mayo for her continued dialysis treatment, she picked up a lace scarf pattern at the local knitting shoppe. i like adventurous knitting choices and lace is nothing to sneeze at - especially if it's only your 3rd or 4th project.
there were a few bumps and fixes along the way, a few expletives, but Dea always picked the needles back up and climbed back on the proverbial horse.she was rewarded with this:
dang! what couldn't you do in this world with a scarf like that wrapped around your neck?
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I just moved to Fairbanks from Rochester. Which shop in Rochester did your friend go to? I left Mayo Clinic to come work for Bassett at Wainwright. One of my good friends works at one of the local yard shops back in MN!
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