I usually have a knitting project in mind when I write it into one of my books, but Laura’s apricot-colored shawl just kind of appeared upon the page as I was writing the first scene of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 4: Betrayer , and it surprised even me. I immediately went to my yarn stash to find a yarn for it, and I searched through my antique knitting books to find some stitch patterns. I made her an elegant wool shawl she could wear at home. The shawl ended up tagging along with Laura into the next book, Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 5: Prisoner , where it imparts some comfort to her in her trying circumstances. The two stitch patterns are both from the same book, The Lady’s Assistant, volume 2 by Mrs. Jane Gaugain, published in 1842 . A couple excessively clever and creative knitters might have knit these patterns in the Regency era, but they would have only passed them around by word of mouth or scribbled “recipes” to friends or family, and it wouldn’t have been widely use
Hey Camy - you are having a blast on your blog tour, I can tell!!! I am concerned however that Capt. Caffeine may not forgive me for introducing you to Richard Armitage - LOL!!! Maybe he can commiserate with my hubby :)
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Hey Camy,
ReplyDeleteI'm here from Mair's blog...but I've "seen" you around before. GREAT interview and yes, I'm invested in your book now...ha! Just what you hope to accomplish with a blog tour :).
Tons of personality leaps of the page...umm, make that computer screen, and it looks I'm gonna need to pick up some "Sushi".