feeling poorly

There is a virus running around our floor at work.  I caught it as soon as I got back from vacation.  I know there were few words last week and there may be few words this week depending on how I feel.  Or if the Pixie gets born and I get distracted.  That is a possibility too.

The day we got back from our vacation, I was disappointed that there was not a box waiting here waiting for me.  I had ordered an S size crochet hook to work on very thick rug yarn.  I was planning on using it on the alpaca bumps I had purchased at SAFF.  My Beloved saw my disappointment and made me a crochet hook that is about 10 mm across.  He went through his work room looking for something.  This wood was given to him by his friend Z and he cannot remember what it is.  I know it makes a lovely crochet hook.  That really works well with alpaca bumps.

Here are the dark colors of the alpaca.  A bump is a length of alpaca fiber that is read for spinning.  I had eighteen.  I did not spin them.  I just crocheted them.  We kept making the comment "fiber, fiber, everywhere."

I put an apron on to work with this.  I tracked fiber all over the house.  I also used my whole upper body.  It was a work out. 

But in the end, this is a thick, warm, soft rug.  It is about on inch thick and sits in front of my rocking chair.  I have hopes that it will felt a bit but still keep my feet warm.  I am pleased.

I have actual yarn coming to make a rug.  It is also alpaca so I will have to see what I think.  But I think I have the bestest crochet hook in the whole world!  Handmade for me by my Beloved!