Not My Daughter by Delinsky Barbara

Author:Delinsky, Barbara [Delinsky, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2009-12-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Susan was the last one to arrive at the barn Saturday morning. She had overslept after another uneasy night, and might have been sleeping still if Kate hadn’t called.

“I’m so sorry,” she said as she hurried to the back. The other three were nursing coffee, together for the first time, really, in over a month. The sight of it did her heart good. For the briefest time, life was normal again.

She took the chair beside Pam and squeezed her hand. “I’ve missed us. Oh, wow,” she exclaimed, standing again to study samples of the three colorways that she and Kate had worked out. “These look amazing, Kate. What do you guys think?”

In a measured tone that Susan guessed had more to do with her life these days than yarn, Sunny said, “I like them. Vernal Tide and Spring Eclipse are soothing. They’re a nice contrast to March Madness.”

“Which isn’t as soothing.” Susan had embellished on it since its inception in her attic, raising the temperature of the yellows and greens that lay amid gray and white. Clearly, her own mood had come into play here, strong strokes of color against a calm field. “Too much?”

Sunny studied the sample. “I don’t think so.”

Susan repeated the question in a look at Pam, who said, “They’re good. When will you do the last two?”

“Today. Kate needs time to dye enough skeins for photos to meet the catalogue deadline. Should we go ahead and book the photographer?”

“Actually,” Pam said, “I think we should photograph finished items this year, rather than unknit skeins.”

Kate looked startled. “We’ve never done that.”

“Other knitting catalogues do it.”

This was true—and heartening to Susan. “Is it what Cliff wants?” she asked. Clifton Perry was Pam’s brother-in-law, and the catalogue was his domain. A staunch voice for the dignity of Perry & Cass, he was an unlikely ally, given Susan’s notoriety.

“Well, he hasn’t exactly said it,” Pam hedged. “But he knows I have a feel for marketing, so he listens to me. Once he sees the layout, he won’t turn it down.”

“Does he even know about this yet?” Susan asked softly.

“No. I’m going out on a limb for you guys,” she said with a hint of anger. “It’s a good move, don’t you think?”

Susan didn’t like the “going out on a limb” part, but at least it was a positive plan, so she nodded. “Definitely.” She turned to Kate. “Can we get samples knit in time?”

Kate was doubtful. “It’ll be a challenge, with Christmas so close, and me having to spend every minute dyeing yarn. I’d have my girls do small items, like socks or a hat, only this is a bad time for them in school.”

Same with Lily, Susan knew. Besides, Lily was working on something else that would likely take priority. Susan didn’t want to think about that project, much less mention it to the others. “I’d have time to knit a scarf, but that’s it. Could you do a shawl, Pam?”

“Possibly, but Kate’s right. Christmas is close. What about our freelancers?” PC Wool had a stable of women who knit for trunk shows and magazines.

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