FO - Marge Brake's mohair throw

Since I opened the shop in 2003, Marge has made several afghans as wedding gifts. This one is for a niece/goddaughter. The Social Knitting group talked her into using Claudia Handpaints mohair boucle. This colorway is Ingrid's Blues. It's just knit, with fringe, and she didn't quite use three hanks.

It will be toasty warm for the newlyweds to cuddle under this winter. The colors are so pretty that it will look lovely draped on a couch or chair.

Stay tuned for her next project--a chunky knit cable afghan for her daughter.

The last of Autumn

This is the view out my side window. These are Bradford Pear trees, which are one of the last to change color and lose their leaves. I like having this lasting color. The downside of this is that they fall AFTER I have raked all of mine, then the wind blows them over to my side of the street and I have to rake all over again.

It's kind of like frogging my knitting!

Friends of Y2Knit

I'm going to post occasionally here about friends of Y2Knit: people we know who are sharing knitting and crocheting with others in some way.

Frankie Yourgulez-Buhrer, who lives near Funkstown in Smithsburg, MD, is one of the most generous people I know. She often comes into the shop to help fold patterns and price yarn. When I was contacted by Kathy Fisher at the Washington County Commission on Aging who was looking for someone to teach knitting and/or crocheting to seniors, Frankie volunteered. I knew she'd be perfect as she has a deep respect for "elders", as she calls them.

Frankie has been going to the Potomac Towers Senior Site in Hagerstown for a few months now. She took pictures the other day and I was amazed at the projects. She has taught knitting, crochet and cro-hook. She's obviously a good teacher!