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Hey, Jan,

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I’m home from the trip up North and fully saturated with color.  The maples outdid themselves, but the setting of lake and conifer enhance the show.  A nip of frost in the morning, and suddenly I’ve stopped fighting the advent of fall and am happy to settle in and knit.

And knit, we did.  Most of the folks at the retreat made it to the feather and fan portion of the Hemlock Ring throw, and all were impressed by how it blocks out from chunky octopus-looking  thing into airy wonderfulness.  I was impressed by how quickly you can pin one of these out for blocking if you make everyone in the class help with the stretching!

Also impressive, and colorful, are the sculptures that Anna Shallman makes out of natural objects with seed beads embedded in beeswax painted on their surface.  Here is her latest big project - a bison skull.

I did some severe stash enhancement in some interesting colors (this retreat was officially exempt from my current knitting group’s stash-busting effort) which will seep into the blog over coming weeks.  Ditto on the finished projects - I got a few things done but need to get some photos taken.  But for now, all that color has worn me out and it is time for bed.

Love,

Ellen