Pattern: Rene
Yarn: Woolen Rabbit Grace
Colorway: Scottish Heather
(no…I did not make this stunning sweater…the talented designer did)
A number of years ago….at least 5 if not more, I had the good fortune of meeting an up and coming Pattern Designer, Anne Hanson, at the NETA Spa weekend. We spent some time chatting at the booth where I was vending and then more time later when the vending part of the weekend was over and I was able to sit, spin and enjoy the company of friends.
Over the course of the weekend, I realized Anne was a kindred spirit and therefore a lasting friendship began….it has been a continuing source of joy in my life.
While Anne was visiting in my booth, she purchased some "man colored" yarns and mentioned how much her husband enjoyed hand knit socks. Well, as a dyer, not every colorway comes out as you envision, so I used to send those skeins to Anne for her husband,David, instead of tossng them into the never to be seen bin again. This was long enough ago before I even sold yarn on-line, so I never thought much about it other than I hoped it would make she and David smile. Back in those early days I actually had extra time in my life to look at my blog stats to see where hits were coming from and every now and then my stats would go absolutely crazy and I couldn't understand why until I looked a little closer….
This I think was the first….Teosinte Socks
next… these scrumptious lovelies…..
Tesserae….still one of my most favorite socks to knit
…and the beeutiful Marie Antoinette's that I begged Anne to design…because as you know, I have this small love affair with the little sister bees. 🙂
This one was very exciting for both of us when it made it into the Twist Collective line up…."Leaving". The beeutiful Birch Beer colorway came into existence from a picture of a dyeing hosta that Anne sent to me and to date it is still my best selling colorway. Those hostas left a beautiful parting gift. 🙂
As the years have gone by, Anne and I have worked together on a number of various projects and they have always been so much fun because as I mentioned before we are kindred spirits and usually tend to think on the same lines when it comes to color and patterns. More important than all of the yarn and patterns however is the friendship that has been forged over these years.
Yes…a sister of the hive….thank you Anne! 🙂
The Woolen Rabbit 
You and Anne, as I’ve said before, are a dynamic duo! these are some of the most wearable and beautiful designs in some of the most sumptuous yarns I’ve ever seen. I’ve been reading many blogs of late and your yarns are frequently mentioned as great knitters’ favorites. Jo
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Okay, I’m a pest! However, in fooling around on your blog, I happened upon the swallowtail shawl. I didn’t ask about it, figuring, it’s gotta be on Ravelry. However, what was called Swallowtail Shawl there didn’t look anything like the gorgeous picture on your blog. Can you enlighten me?
P.S. No hurry, you’ve got a lot on your plate at the moment.
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aawwww, now you had to go and make me cry!!! we have done some wonderful work together; so fulfilling and fruitful. thank you for being such an inspiring and creative and FUN colleague and friend . . i know we’ll have many more good collaborations to come!
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xoxoxo!
~Kim
sent from my fabulous iPad!
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❤ ++++
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Your yarn and Anne’s patterns make a fantastic combination. I’m glad to call you both friend!
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You and Anne are such a fabulous combination, just meant to be! It’s wonderful that you are such good friends, because your work together is just perfect.
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Yup – My favorite yarn and my favorite designer. Together you guys are just the best!
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Anne and you are wonderfully talented, you have a synergy when you combine your work. Like the old cartoon, the Wonder Twins! LOL.
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My favorite yarn pattern combos are you and Anne!! We are very lucky you work together so beautifully!
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A lovely and inspiring post! You two are so lucky to have “found” each other 🙂
(pssst…the link to Anne at the top of the post is taking me to a blank page.)
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I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
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