Sustainable in Suburbia

So my parents inadvertently brought me up green.

Not because they were avid environmentalists, but because they were both born in the 1920s and grew up in an austere time and then a downright awful time in occupied Holland. Frugality was not an option.

Then they emigrated and took up farming - a completely new life. The boldness of this now astounds me. It was a huge decision to make especially when they already had one child.

Anyway, there’s something about being pregnant that brings out the nesting instinct in me and S brought out a desire to knit. Or rather a desire to spend money on pretty yarns when walking through Spotlight.

And so the MIL’s Mystical scarf was born. Of course I didn’t take any photos of it although this was my very first finished project since making peggy squares at primary school. You certainly can’t go wrong with a big square that is entirely garter stitch and a novelty yarn hides all of your sins. Perfect.
The result is this year is the year of…drumroll…

Welcome 2008!