Yesterday was the day I attended the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat. So far I have only managed to go for one day and next year I may have to stay longer. I took Nancy Bush's 6-hour class, Estonian Kolmnurk Ratik Shawl (triangular shawl). The time flew by as we listened to Nancy's stories of her research and visits to Estonia. She had samples of shawls she had purchased there as well as shawls she had made for inclusion in her new book, Knitted Lace of Estonia. They were breathtaking. I managed to get about 1/3 finished on my sampler shawl. One over-achiever finished her small shawl, then went to the marketplace to buy some lace yarn to start a pattern in the book. That's all I'll say about her! I met my virtual twin, Cathy-Cate and my Spring Fling travelling companion, Sam , for lunch and enjoyed it very much. Sam inspired us with her purchases from the Rainy Days & Wooly Dogs booth, and Cathy and I had to visit there later in the day and buy something.
It's a good day when yarn comes in the mail....