TALK TO THE PAW

 by Casapinka on Ravelry

is a wonderfully fast, asymmetrical cowl scarf,

knit almost entirely in garter stich.

 And a few yarn overs at the side for a lace edging.

Trying to remember where I first saw this pattern/kit 

and I 'm pretty it was on Knit Stars Newsletter from their store in Tulsa, Ok.

I honestly don't remember when I started or finished it

but my guess would be at the beginning of 2022

and done by March 2022.

The yarn the kit came with is a lovely and soft single ply with a slight halo.

And the Cat Paw Stitch was fun to learn 

then incorporate in between the color shifts.

After I completed the piece I realized I got the colors out of order.

Not the first time I've goofed up a pattern,

but I still loved it.

I sent it thru the mail to my son's dear mother in law, Mary.

I had seen her a month earlier and she had lost so much weight and it was chilly.

I noticed she was bundled up even in the house,

 so I thought she might enjoy the scarf around her neck.

Her daughter Nicole told me she wore it everyday until she passed in May.

It was meant to be.

Nicole wanted to give me the scarf back the day Mary left us 

but I wanted her to keep it for herself.

I haven't been brave enough to ask Nicole what she did with it.

I was so hoping she put it around her mothers neck to be buried in.

One of these days I may ask.

But right now at the Holidays it's just too soon and we are missing Mary too much.

But I know Mary has hooked up with my Mom

 and they are working their magic to watch over us all.

I'm sure that's why my ex and my husband Jim

 are recovering from their terrible ordeals.

More to come on that topic on another post.