I’ve been spending my summer with Liz Tekus in her wonderful yarn shop, Fine Points.  Fine Points is located in Cleveland’s Larchmere district and features distinctive yarns, fibers and accessories for knitting and crochet.

I have never been surrounded by so many colors and textures.  The shop is a wonderland for knitters.  The inventory is just amazing.  I have been keeping busy by putting together my own scarf kits.  That has been a wonderful experience and a task that utilizes the color theory lessons I’ve learned at school.  I have also learned to substitute yarns and convert meters to yards when putting kits together.

I also participated in a public art project called Knitscape.  Knitscape is a temporary community public art project that will create a visual line of color and pattern in the Larchmere business district.  Last Sunday we at Fine Points had our launch where knitters and crocheters were invited to participate.  Each needleworker was given macrame’ cording to knit or crochet into a square that would envelope a tree or parking meter on the designated street. The finished project will project a color uniformity in the district. It was great to help newcomers to the needlecrafts get started and participate. The project will be up for two years.  So it will be nice to come through the area long after my interning experience and still see something I helped create.  It has been a great experience.

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