I have talked about my love affair with Twisted Fiber Art, the fabulous fiber and the amazing staff. Let me tell you my latest story of not only the beautiful cake of Evolution I bought but how it was custom made just for me. First let me show you the pattern that led to my search for the perfect yarn.

I don’t even remember where I first saw this, I just knew that I had to make it. I didn’t only have to make it, I had to find the perfect yarn. In this case there needed to be two stars in this project Kyle Vey’s spectacular pattern Wingspan and the ombré yarn which would turn it into a master piece. I started looking and thinking, but the answer was right under my nose.

I knew it was Twisted Fiber Art colorway Mermaid in Evolution. I needed 800 yards but the largest cake the TFA Glamour (80% Merino, 10% Cashmere and 10% Stellina which provided the sparkle) I chose came in was 750. I didn’t want to purchase two cakes and not get the continuous Evolution from pink to green. I contacted TFA and Customer Service Extraordinaire Beth came to the rescue. She said to purchase a medium at 360 and a large at 500 and request they be put together and dyed as a 860 yard cake. I did just that and this is what I just got in the mail.

Isn’t it spectacular!?!?!?! It is exactly what I wanted. I think it will be one of the most amazing treasures I’ve ever knit.

It makes me catch my breath and my heart palpitate. If that isn’t fearless, crazy Fiber Love, I don’t know what is!!!! Then I discovered another pattern.

This is the sensational Sail by Kulabra Designs. I have bought several of Natalia Moreva’s patterns like Fan-tastic.

I fell in love with Sail and was looking for the perfect yarn. Once again, TFA and Mermaid came to the rescue.

This is the Mermaid colorway in Tasty Classic Striping. Tasty is one of my favorite base yarns. It is 80% Merino, 10% Cashmere and 10% Nylon. It will become Sail when I decide what contrasting color I want.

Now I have it all. I have two amazing patterns and the yummy yarn to make the patterns come alive and become masterpieces. I also have my ongoing love affair with Twisted Fiber Art on solid ground. Thank you Beth. If you haven’t already visited Twisted Fiber Art, I suggest you immediately get on your iPad or computer and visit their website. Bet you can’t buy just one.

It may be just a coincidence but it seems like people all around me are also knitting fearlessly. I see delectable designs being knit with yummy yarn into terrific treasures. I guess I stuffed that sentence full of alliterations but I just love word play. Two Sundays ago 6/ 2, Linda Schwam and I were teaching a class “So, You Want To Be A Better Knitter.” One of our attendees was Lynn who is a fabulous knitter. Lynn had just taken the Butterfly Shawl class from our new teacher Sue Nelson who is a spectacular knitter. Lynn brought her shawl in for me to steam. It hit me “I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS KNITTING FEARLESSLY!!!” That gave me a thought, why don’t I collect other people’s examples of fearless knitting and share those with you?!?! I know you are familiar with the Butterfly Shawl (really called Papillon). It is a short row extravaganza made with several different colors of yarn. I was at the Coastal Condo when the class began and I had many projects on the needles and I was just starting to investigate what I would include in the category of fearless knitting so I didn’t take it. I have always been fascinated by this amazingly complex pattern. Here is my first offering of the fearless knitting of others.

This is Sue Nelson’s. I love the blending of pinks, purples and grays. Is it any wonder that everybody at Ann’s By Design fell in love with this?

This is Lynn’s. Very different but just as beautiful as Sue’s. Every Papillon in the class was different and every one was stunning. Knitters said this is a very well written pattern. You don’t see a lot of those much any more.

We got a call from Dick’s brother Donn and sister-in-law Andi last week. They will be coming to Adrian 6/28 to 7/1. I can’t even describe the panic that gripped me. My Mom died in January of 2018 and since then her bedroom has become the Stash Studio Annex or Yarn Dump which ever you prefer. Eighteen months of only adding to never subtracting from. Eighteen months of tucking things away. We did have the 5 months when the entire basement was being salvaged from our flood which was a time things were added in other places but eventually ended up in Mom’s room. Wednesday Barb and I going to the Coastal Condo for a few days of chick time so I can’t shovel out then. To make a long, sad story short, I have put a hold on fearless knitting until the bedroom is company clean. In the mean time, I will be scouting out the fearless knitting of others.