I have spent the season picking and choosing custom commissions. I don’t have time to do it all and some things I just don’t want to do. Don’t get me wrong. To be able to earn a living this way is incredible and I am grateful for it, but am also an artisan and can’t make 50 of something because someone wants me to. It crushes me.

The commissions are from thoughtful people who appreciate the artistry and the hand work and are wanting something unique and truly theirs. So my hands and heart are full. I have just finished my most exciting piece of the season. Something that had already been started and then altered for the wearer….a vision we both shared.

I don’t want to give it up.

I love the way the camel fleece smelled when I spun it. I loved the feel of the angora as it passed through my fingers. I laughed every time I dropped the crochet hook because it was just so tiny to hang on to. I treasured wrapping it up and taking it with me to work on small pieces when I could…

Yep, I’m really going to miss this one.