Thank you very much for the well wishes. I greatly appreciate them and yes, three weeks later, I am finally feeling better.
On the fiber front, not much is going on so sorry, no pictures at this time.
First off, I started a double knit wool hat. Then I stopped the double knit hat. Why? Gauge. My gauge was way off ’cause the pattern did not indicate if gauge was in regular or double knit stockinette. I based it on regular stockinette. Therefore, my 21″ hat became a 26″ hat. (go ahead and laugh…) Luckily I was only about 4-5 rows in. I’ll try that one again later.
I’m still working on these socks. The good news is that I’m at the ribbing so I’ll finally get these off the needles and I can start a new pair of socks. The question is… for whom. However, there is no question that I will be using US size 3 needles. No more of this US size 2 stuff for a bit.
Also, I have a question about alpaca. I have family who is allergic to wool but I still wanna make some socks for them. I’ve read that alpaca is more hypoallergenic than wool, but I’d love to hear from someone who knows for sure.
Thanks for stopping by! Stay tuned. I bought some yarn for a new Periwinkle Beret. Pictures coming soon! 
(Guess what color yarn? 
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Yay, glad to see you’re back up and posting.
I’ve heard the same rumors about alpaca, but can’t attest to knowing for sure. I HAVE heard that most people that are allergic to wool are really mostly allergic to the lanolin in the wool, which most yarns do not contain. I’d be interested to see what you found out, though…
Glad you’re feeling better!
It depends on the person. I have a friend who is allergic to wool, but not alpaca or llama, and for her it’s the lanolin in the wool that is problematic. My mom, however, even finds alpaca to be itchy (I’m glad I didn’t inherit this trait.) So you’re best bet might be to send them a swatch of alpaca, have them hold it to their neck for a few seconds,(or minutes, or however long it would take wool to start a reaction in their skin) and see if they have any reaction to it.
I know, I know, I’m veeery late to the party but my guess is that the color of the yarn is blue.