If you’re a blogger you might know Marie at 1 Write Way (this recent blog post of hers was a reposting of her fantabderful (yup, needed a portmanteau word) review of my poetry book Doll God) who has been blogging for a long time. You will know that she is a woman of many talents. Most recently she has been putting her skills into some very serious knitting.
Marie and I go way back. In fact, she was a beta reader for Scrap and wins the award for reading the most versions. She helped me figure out how to go about a very very intro level knitting project. I could go on, but I popped on here to share with you Marie’s knitting talent.
Yesterday I received a package in the mail. It was in a plastic UPS type bag and inside that was a brown bag and inside that was a beautiful package wrapped in different colored tissues with a net bow. Just lovely. Then such a sweet card that I’ll keep it forever.
What was inside the package? This absolutely gorgeous wrap!!!! Have you ever seen anything so beautiful? I have not. Look at the intricate pattern! And I love the colors. Some of my favorites mixed together and changing from the ends to the middle. It’s so soft and generously long.
I spent some time prancing around the house in the wrap haha. Omigoshes flying through the air.
Since I hate posting pix of myself I was going to post a pic of the wrap just lying there, but I soon realized it didn’t do it justice. It needs an appreciative person inside it, so here I am modeling this gorgeousness!!!!
Thank you sooooooooo much, Marie, for your beautiful gift and your friendship and your cats 🙂 and your essence.
It’s gorgeous! Marie is a wonderful, talented person. She sent my husband a pair of socks she made. They are also beautiful, and he said very comfortable, too. 😊
She is just amazing! He must love the socks so much!
He does, but only wears them in the winter.
That makes sense.
This is not the time of year for socks 😹
Just sneaker socks. Haha!
Thank you, Merril! I’m so glad (relieved 😆) to hear that the socks are comfortable 🩷
You’re welcome, Marie! 💙 Did I not tell you that? I’m sorry!
You might have told me and I just don’t remember … which is more probable than possible 🙂
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Beautiful colors that suit you so well! A wonderful gift!
Thank you. It’s a stunning and completely unexpected gift!
That is a beautiful wrap!! It suits you very well.
So gorgeous and such a huge surprise!
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It’s beautiful! Enjoy!!
Thank you, Amy, I definitely will!
Oh, Luanne, so MANY kind words! And I LOVE the photo! It’s so great and you’ve really brightened my day with your post. Yes, we go way back and I’m honored to have you in my life. 🩷
Yay! Your talent is amazing!! Ditto being honored to have you in my life, Marie!!xoxo
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Such a beautiful gift, Luanne! I would treasure it. Marie is a woman of many talents. 💙
Marie is so talented. I will definitely treasure this beautiful wrap. I’m kind of pinching myself about it.
Came from Marie’s post – yes indeed, Marie is multi-talented and takes her knitting seriously (and to all sorts of subversive events!) 😉
You model the wrap beautifully, Luanne. May you visit many writer retreats, conferences, readings in glorious knitted fluffiness as Marie envisioned!
Haha, Laura, that is so funny about the subversive events! You know our Marie. Thanks so much. I will definitely be wearing the wrap at my writer events!
A great gift.
It really is. I mean, it’s beautiful, practical, suits me perfectly, and it’s such a labor of love.
Just wow! What a wonderful gift.