Happy 30th Birthday Little Brother!

Happy 30th Birthday Little Brother!

It's been a pretty quiet day for me today. Kind of grey and cloudy and back to being what I expect November weather in Chicago to be like. Basically the kind of day that makes me want to come home and pick up my knitting. I've spent most of the evening working on the sweater for my husband -- it's called "Deacon" from Jaeger Handknits JB14.

I've heard and read a number of people talking about how English wool feels different and is nicer to work with but I was a little skeptical -- after all sheep are sheep, I figured. But the Natural Fleece does feel very different to me -- warmer and softer and with a touch of lanolin that I haven't felt in a yarn before. Hard to describe. Just very different than the Brown Sheep that I am used to using.