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My original (and now lost in SF) Suzon Shawl

In the spirit of color week, I thought I might share a little story about my favorite rainbow — a shawl I made in 2015 that featured white lace mixed with rainbow stripes. It was my constant companion when I traveled – particularly to pen shows as I was often chilly in the ballrooms and lobby areas. In San Francisco in particular, I think I wore that shawl wrapped around my neck everyday at some point to ward off the cold. This year, however, the shawl disappeared. I had it on Thursday at the opening of the pen show but by Sunday, it was gone. Did I drop it? Misplace it? Did someone take it? I do not know. I put multiple calls and emails to the hotel in hopes that it might turn up but, alas, several months have passed and it remains absent. In the interim, I found a kind soul on Ravelry who still had a few skeins of the delightful rainbow gradient yarn and was able to purchase it in an to attempt to make a replacement shawl. This week, I started the process of building a new rainbow shawl.

When I made the first one, I did not think for a second think it would become my favorite shawl. But here we are ten years later and I making a replacement for it. I guess I love color more than I though I did. All the color, all at once.

This week, thinking about and talking about color makes me realize how much I celebrate color from inks, to pens, to colored pencils, to the covers of my notebooks, accessories and ephemera. Color is such a joy and a pleasure to me and part of why I love the stationery world where I can inject a little bit of color into my day.

Do you have a favorite accessory, stationery-related or not that is your signature piece? A favorite book cover, bookmark, hat or bag? Share it in the comments.

In links, this week, I was recommended a link by one of my Patrons that aligns with my Digital Declutter project, called the Analog Life Project by Little Truths Studio. If you are looking to kickstart a less online life in 2026, check it out!

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    1. Crystal Palace Mini Mochi. It was discontinued several years ago. It’s a single play fingering weight. The closest substitute can be found through Knit Picks Chroma Fingering.

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