She rushed to meet him. Because of their work schedules, they could only meet every fourth day. Three days apart… one day together. It was the fourth day…their day. Would he notice that bit of color at her neck…the cowl she had worked on for three days…thinking of him with every stitch. The yarn was soft alpaca. The pattern was theirs…three stitches of one color, one of the next. 3 and 1….3 and 1.
He had to notice. He would. They were connected. He proved it time and time again. He had this way of giving her a sly smile and a quick wink when he knew….when they knew …there was a connection between them….some small truth only they knew.
She had thought of that grin…that wink… while she worked on the cowl. Every round….3 and 1…3 and 1. The colors were shades of blues and lavenders accented with the spicy warmth of pumpkin. In her mind the blues became his smile….the hits of pumpkin, his oh so mischievous winks. Cool warmth…like blue flames.
Then he was there. She ran to meet him. They embraced and then he stepped back and grinned. With a wink, he said, “nice scarf.”
So, he didn’t know the word “cowl”…she would teach him. There was time.
Blue Flame Cowl. One of two designs with the same 7 skeins of Classic Alpaca from The Alpaca Yarn Company. The second design (story coming soon) is called Blue Flame Dancing (29” circumference). Both designs are available in one pattern for $7.00 from Brandon Knitting Designs.
