~Anytime we get together is our special time to knit. Picking a special location would be The Office aka Starbucks. Curl’s steaming hot decaf Americana and Q’s black iced tea, no water, no sweetener – what a way to start the day. Our bags are full of “stuff” to share with each other. We move the chairs around to the perfect position so the sun isn’t in our faces. After all of the sharing and drinking and snacking (ok, we do get a snack), we pull out our knitting project. Curls is such a fast knitter that she is usually further along than Q. It helps that we do any new parts of the project together, especially with the Norwegian Star slipper project. In the slipper project there was a typo when we got to the instep and with one reading and one knitting it was easy to figure out the problem.
As we are knitting, laughing, and generally having a marvelous time, people walk by to say “hi” and some to stop and chat. Women want to know about knitting, so we are able to open the world of knitting up to someone new. We both know how to crochet, but prefer knitting.
Lunch time, there is a deli next door to The Office which serves one of our favorite sandwiches; hot Santa Fe Chicken on a bagel. It’s hard when we have to pack up and say good-bye for the day. Another perfect day in paradise doing what we love!
Curls and Q 
Is that the Starbucks on the corner of Navajo and fletcher?
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That sounds like the start to a wonderful day. You’re making me feel like I did when I was little and was begging my mother for a sister!
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My poor granddaughter has 3 younger brothers. The last one born in November. She begged her mom for a sister. 😎
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What a lovely post! How wonderful to be doing what you love with someone you love!
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It is!
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I’ve been obsessed with knitting Scandinavian slippers this year, but also include some Newfoundland designs on the slippers which are traditionally knitted on the Newfoundland trigger mitts. I picked up a book on Latvian mittens from the library and think the family might all soon receive a pair each as the designs are beautiful and intricate too. They all have cherished the socks from previous years. My favourite heel is the French heel which I think one of the most durable. but I’ll often use the string heel. I love the thought of knitting the same items and designs that women and girls (and some men) , have been knitting for hundreds of years, giving loved ones warmth and hugs for their feet and hands.
An Australian in Canada
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Wonderful! I love design so I had to check the Newfoundland mitts out. Fabulous! The colors…….. Thanks for telling us about them. Guess I need to rewatch Republic of Doyle while I knit the pattern. 😜
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