Knitty Couture

Our little knitter friend, Harper, and her mom, Lynnea, were one of our first customers when we opened in November. In fact, I remember meeting Lynnea and seeing how excited she was to find a knit shop opening right by her home.

Harper attends a Waldorf school at which she learns many wonderful things, including knitting. Near the same time in November, she happened upon a book in the shop called Knitted and Felted Toys and found in it a toy tiger she wanted to make. To help her learn about responsibility and money, Lynnea encouraged Harper to save her money so that she could buy the book near Christmastime.

I told this story to my mother-in-law during her Thanksgiving visit, and the kind person that she is, she bought the book for Harper and told me to tell Harper that it was from an admirer.

With (little) help from her mom, Harper finished her tiger, and it looks absolutely adorable! Each time she comes in, and especially on this day, everyone is mightily impressed with her knitting skills. This little one can even knit without looking. Wowzah!

For the tiger’s first photo, Harper placed it in the wall of 220 to imitate the scene of a jungle. Grrrrrrr.