wool is our friend

For at least half the year, in the cold and damp, one sure way to stay warm is to wear wool. And even when any available petrol will no longer be available to make such helpful fabric as Polartec, sheep will still be here. Though I have been unable to master spinning, knitting has been a useful skill for decades, since my mother first put yarn and needles in my hands over fifty years ago. Aside from all that though, it is a mightily wonderful treat to have a friend knit for me; dear J heard my plaint of the lost wool glove, and created these amazing gloves for me! Not only are they custom-sized for my tiny paws, but they have blue bead-knit Totoro's on the backs!! Truly, my friends are my greatest blessing in this life - warm fingers, and the Spirit of The Forest in glittery indigo - happy happy happy...

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Today is day two of Me Made March 2011 - and as it is still wintery out, though there is a feel of softness in the air this morning. My layered clothing starts with grey Polartec longjohns and a grey rayon knit top, over which goes a grey cotton dress, and my grey corduroy jumper with bird embroidery. Wool knit acorn hat, and lacey light blue wool scarf keep the warmth in.