Feather the Nest with a Little . . .
Mohair Yarn Put Out for the Birds
Let’s go top notch and allow the birds to feather their nest with a little mohair yarn – from France, no less. We have Thrush birds that each year build nests under our awning on the west side of our home. This Lilac bush is directly under the awning and the birds will have a hay day finding these bits and pieces of yarn as it has been tucked into the branches.
While I was in the walk up attic yesterday, putting some items into storage, I also went through some storage containers. I not only found the started ripple afghan in my sewing basket that I posted about yesterday, I also revisited my yarn stashes. I knew I would never use this vintage mohair yarn that came from Esther Schafer, my children’s grandmother. It may have been a hand me down given to her. Of all of Esther’s crocheting, I never knew her to use mohair yarn. It would not have had the high utility as the durable yarns used for her projects that family and friends enjoyed. If she had plans that never came into fruition while she was with us, it became my inheritance when she passed in 1973. Now it is for sure vintage and being put to use.
I have always been careful in storing extra yarn as it was a commodity that was hard to come by when there were usual, unusual, and customary expenses during the time our family was young and we were farming. There is something within us that appreciates and still treasures those items that were indeed a luxury in times when resources were limited. It’s a good memory that serves me well to this day.