This dramatic to wear, fun to knit shawl was inspired by a guitar built by my husband. He saw a

This fun and quick knit keeps the spring weather of rural Maryland in mind!

The sun rises slowly in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina.

The inspiration for this shawl design originally came from a guitar that my husband, Paul, built with the same name. It featured the bold colors of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and was loosely based on the “Music Rising” guitars that were built after hurricane Katrina, in hopes of helping struggling musicians in the area after the flooding.