When feeling disheartened becomes gratitude

Some of my readers already know this.

The Knitting in the City books were based on a group of women I met in 2012 while attending an art workshop. We shared a cabin together and had *the best time*. I left the workshop feeling invigorated and brave, so when my work colleague bet me (to write my first book) I did. I always credited those women I met (in part) with inspiring me to write books. At the time, each of them struck me as so awesome. So wonderfully themselves. Such remarkable example...