Taylor is a very dear friend and classmate of mine, who also
made two of my lovely bridesmaid dresses.
She is an incredibly talented design student and she is sure to be
successful no matter where she ends up or what she does. Taylor is studying at
FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York this year and will certainly
need something warm and cozy to get through the New York winter, and many
chilly nights at the studio if it’s anything like UW-Madison.
I saw this gorgeous pattern at The Knitting Tree while
completing my internship there this summer and I knew it had to be Taylor’s.
The mustardy-gold is such a Taylor color and she is always wearing triangular
scarves.
After many months of knitting away at this, it is finally
done! I can’t wait to send it off to New York!
I learned a lot about knitting lace with this project. It
was the perfect blend of extreme focus and mindlessness.
So many beautiful memories were knit into this – the wedding,
the U-haul drive to Chicago, the first few chilly nights in our new apartment,
bus rides to and from downtown to visit my hubby. There is so much love in
every stitch.
The shawl in progress, just after moving to Chicago
My very dear Taylor, thank you for everything you’ve done –
for spending hundreds of hours with me at the studio, many of which were spent
making wedding garments, and for being such a stunning example of a textile and
apparel designer. You are such a wonderful friend! I love you and miss you so
much!
