" Sunset Ruana~The Colors of Winter"

The inspiration for the colors of
the Ruana came from a photo I took of the
backyard on a Cold January night.
January is quite a long month here
in the Midwest. Cold, cold and more
cold......Waiting for signs of
Spring.







Brrrrr! It was below 0 and stayed that way for so long. I grew so tired of white snow, dark bare trees, and I decided to turn bleak into beauty! The colors of the sunset in my picture above became the the colors of my Ruana. The spectrum of winter in the Midwest~I call it "Sunset Ruana."

This shawl is made from a Wonderful pattern in a book by Cheryl Oberle, titled, "Folk Shawls" There are the most beautiful shawls from around the world in this book. The Ruana has its roots in South America & Mexico. Thank You Ms. Oberle for a Lovely pattern!