This project was a communal effort in the best possible way.  Renate, my assistant of 19 years, is a spinner and a knitter.  She purchased roving in a color that she thought my daughter, Jenny Adele, would love.  When she was finished spinning, she asked me if I had a birthday gift in mind for Adele and if not, would I like to knit her something with the yarn she just completed.  The answer was yes, and here is the result–two gifts in one for Adele’s birthday in May 2013.

Pattern: Bakersfield Shawlette by Corrina Ferguson
Yarn: Handspun yarn from Renate, 80% merino, 20 silk, in the colorway Ocean
Needle Size: US size 6