It seems we are re-discovering the charm and cosiness of shawls; interesting how something like this can ebb and flow in consciousness and practise. I am wearing a shawl loosely tied around my shoulders as we ‘speak’. It keeps the morning chill from settling and seeping. Many people are wearing ponchos at the moment, another version of a shawl. I feel no hesitation about commenting on the lovely handmade ones and in these impromptu conversations in public I have learned that many were received as Christmas gifts made by a mother or aunt or friend and others are the art of the wearer. Knitting is such an avenue to communication!