Eco-friendly considerations and the surreality of job hunting

I'M BACK!

And I'm employed!

Sorry it had been a while (A long, LONG while). I have a passable excuse, namely job hunting which eventually led to job...attaining? I am scheduled to start at a real live four-year-degree-requiring job on the 12th of July. Getting the call was definitely something like a sequence out of my daydreams where I land the job I want, but I act all cool and collected and begin expertly negotiating the terms of my employment. That all happened for reals! After ending the call I shrieked so loud my husband's grandparents heard it over the phone from the next room over ^-^; After the seemingly endless resume sending and interviews I can finally rest my head for a little while...and get back to crochet!

I kind of sort of abandoned the project I mentioned in my last post to focus on job hunting, although it is still in the back of my mind. I may resume it with modifications and hope to post pictures of the projects I have managed to complete in between interviews. I just have to remember to take the pictures during the day when the light is still good!

To congratulate myself for the job offer I went out to buy some yarn (which can be a REALLY bad habit- all of a sudden everything becomes an occasion for celebration). I decided to try out a little skein of pink purple, and white cotton yarn since my experience with that particular fabric was nil. And I absolutely LOVE it. The way it feels, the visibility of the stitches, and the fact it is not as processed as acrylic (this was not labeled as "eco-friendly" but from what I have read non-organic cotton yarn is still less cringe-worthy than acrylic in terms of production).

So what I expected to be a brief fling has turned into a full-blown love affair with cotton yarn. This has me pondering other alternatives to acrylic, including recycled silk (which I actually have a bag of somewhere in my apartment) and bamboo (which is woefully expensive). I have an entire stash of acrylic yarn which I will still use, but I will have to consider the facts and options very carefully before I replenish it next. I love being able to find affordable yarn, but if the amigurumi and skirts I make are helping screw up the environment what is the point?!

If anyone has suggestions/recommendations I am all ears!