On Friday, a pile of warm winter gear rested in a chair because it was so heavy that it pulled my magnetized hook down when they were draped on the hanger with my coat. As I waited for the bus on Valentine’s Day, I wore a hat, a scarf inside my coat, and one outside wrapped around my face. Only my eyes could be seen. I was comfortable on the bus I had to take the outer scarf off, unzip my coat and take off my gloves.
There were several people who didn’t wear hats or even pull up their hoods as a choice. Five degrees with a negative wind chill is not the time to look cute. I saw a couple in a car looking at me as I was in my blue standing mummy glory. Whatever! I looked back at them, didn’t care. I was warm. Then I thought about the people who don’t have the option of being in a car or don’t want to wear a hat.
Extremely cold days make me want to continue my efforts to make hats and scarves. A scarf can serve a lot of purposes and contribute to body heat. I’m still enjoying crocheting and steadily working on the 2020 goals both the quantifiable ones and the underlying one of using up yarn in my stash. My love of crochet and seeking out new color combinations and techniques hasn’t waned. While I’m not a fan of hot weather, I do like people to be warm and like to share my handiwork with others. Share – not sell, for me crocheting is a vocation and a form of meditation.
Completed as of Presidents’ Day 2020: Five scarves, one afghan and one hat
In progress: Three afghans and one scarf
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