It is an amazingly satisfying thing to see a project, which has been in pieces for months, finally come together with the magic of seaming. It's currently 5 pm here in Italy, where I sit cozy and warm in our room, watching the night descend and the rain fall outside. Usually, I can see the adjacent hillside, which is covered in trees, a small vineyard, and more olive trees. Right now, it's shrouded in gray - it's been raining since this morning.
My Notre Dame de Grace sweater has one sleeve attached now, and I can't wait to seam the next one on! Seaming, for me and many other people, looms like a monumental nightmarish task - as bad as watching a B class Halloween movie. ;) This is the fourth sweater I've made, and even though I dread seaming, I find that once I have passed the beginning point, I enjoy the process. There is a certain joy to seeing stitches close up together, one by one, and separate pieces become complete.
Halloween is a new holiday in Italy - there is no trick or treating, or costumes... but the idea of Halloween marketing has certainly spread here. We've seen many shops decorated with a classic Jack O'Lantern in the display window, and orange lights. But, that's about as far as Halloween extends.
Still, even though there will not be trick-or-treaters knocking on our host Giovanna's door tonight, I feel a connection through the rainy weather to Halloween in Oregon.
To my wonderful knitting group at Textiles A Mano in Eugene - everyone, I'm thinking of you tonight. Have a wonderful, magical evening of knitting, watch out for witches & warlocks, and.... Trick or Treat! :D
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