Shooting Starr

Once upon a time, a Mother knit her Daughter a jumper called Starr. But that Daughter grew so quickly that the Mother didn't even have a picture of her Daughter wearing the jumper before it became a crop top. The Mother was sad that the jumper would no longer be worn and put it away in a keepsake box destined for no purpose at all.

But one day the Mother had an idea. She realised that she knew other Mothers at her knitting group, who had Daughters growing equally as fast and who deserved (and indeed would appreciate) hand knit jumpers. And so the Shooting Starr was born. A jumper destined not for being taken out of a box and reminisced over occasionally, but a jumper for being passed from Mother to Mother, Child to Child and most importantly a jumper to be worn.

The Shooting Star has now began its journey with Karyna and her Daughter, Robyn. I will be tracking its progress as far as is possible. Fly, my pretty...