Snow Goose

January is a dreary month.

It lacks a spot of brightness,

a holiday if you would.

So, I took out my # 6

needles and a skein

of off-white Simply Soft

and declared a moratorium

on winter blues.

I would knit ski headbands

for the grand girls in snow

laden Connecticut.

I chose a

Craft-town pattern:

CO 16 stitches.

Row 1: knit 4, purl 8, knit 4.

Row 2: K across.

Rows: 3, 5, 7 repeat row 1.

Rows: 4,6, repeat row 2.

Row 8: Knit 4, CN 4, K 4.

Repeat the eight rows for 19 inches.

Lovely project.

Completed in a day

it promotes a sense of accomplishment.

The center cable puts one in mind

of snow geese.

Years ago in a used bookstore

I found a copy of _The Snow Goose_

by Paul Gallico.

It is the story of a painter and

a young girl who nurtured a

snow goose during World War l l.

In return the goose flew

over Dunkirk during the

worst of the battle leading small

boats through the fog and smoke

to safety.

Fact or fantasy?

Who is to know?

But dreary January days

warrant faith in miracles.

I shall weave in the ends,

of my snow goose headbands

and take myself off to the library.

A rereading of _The Snow Goose_

is highlighted on my day planner.