It occurred to me today that it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything to this site. My many apologies, as my family has been searching for a new home in a Minnesota town called Waseca. If all goes well, we’ll move to a “just right” home in Waseca that is less than five minutes from my husband’s new job with Emerson Network Power and a few blocks from a bike trail system.
Someone mentioned to me a while ago that for some needlework is a form of therapy. I hadn’t really thought about that, but I think she is right. Looking for a new home can be a challenging time. Life is fast-paced and a lot of fun, and I really enjoy a few moments to knit a few stitches here and there, sometimes only in the vehicle when my husband is the one driving. And then seeing a project finished is a lift for me.
I took a break from smocking and knitted a hat for myself from a yarn that my husband bought for me when we visited an alpaca farm in Minnesota, Blue Sky Alpacas, as a family field trip this year. I get a kick out of the fact that my hat is the same color as the chocolate brown alpacas that we visited at that farm. I also was amused by tiny pieces of hay that were still in the yarn. Otherwise, it was clean as can be. Alpaca is my favorite yarn. It does not contain lanolin as sheep wool does, which can cause a bit of allergies for me. It is very soft and luxurious and it cost $15 to make this hat with one hank of yarn.
We’re watching the maple leaves begin to change to a beautiful red here. I can’t wait to see how my alpaca hat works in the Minnesota cool weather that will soon be here.
