More than a little stunned how long it has been since I posted here. I used to keep updates with the fervor of a newly ordained priest. But then I got sick. And then sicker. And then couldn’t knit. Or think. Or remember what I tried to knit or think (there may be a bit of that left in me). And now I’m 10 years older, and back to knitting, having forgotten much of what I learned a decade ago. I’ve moved twice. Destashed once. Stopped working. Started working. Stopped. Started. Etc. I am lightly employed these days.
But now. Now there is a pandemic. And in that pandemic I have learned to spin my own yarn. And I am learning about sheep. And I’m cleaning and combing their fleeces, and meeting shepherds, and whoa. This is a whole different level, which itself contains lots of levels. I’m really loving it. You can find me keeping track of projects and chatting about them over here. I’m still there on Ravelry, as I was from the beginning, but it’s become such a gushing hydrant, that I’m having a hard time re-approaching. All in all, I’d rather be making.
I have also noticed spinning is another way to spend too much on my craft. I’m trying to do less of that. But a maker needs tools, you know?
Anyway. This spot has been dead for so long, that I likely will use it just as a project diary. And I’ll start chatting about #useyourhandspun and #farmtoneedle projects soon. Some of the stuff I was working on back then is the stuff I’m still working on. I’ve got WIPs older than most of my clothes.
And dang, this blog needs a different grid, because WordPress has had many new generations… Okay. Here we go.