Fiber in Iceland

A tapestry artist I follow, Rebecca Mezoff, just completed a month in Iceland, experimenting with the local fiber and yarns. She wrote about her experience in her blog. While she was abroad, I read a book called Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland, by Sarah Moss. Moss and her family spent a year in Iceland about ten years ago, where she discovered (among many other things) that knitting is endemic in Iceland. The Icelanders think it strange that we have a Knit in Public day because many of them knit in public on a regular basis and no one thinks it odd. Fun fact: the iconic Iceland sweater came into being shortly after World War II, which makes it a relatively new "tradition".

Knitting: Back to the Habitation throw; I've finally decreased to less than 200 stitches per row.
Spinning: I'm still spinning the Shetland top, decided to just finish it all in one go.
Weaving: I'm about halfway through the first waffle weave towel; this project seems to require a lot of "tools".

And I finished hemming the plain weave sage-colored towels (again), this time by hand.

Despite being vaccinated, my granddaughter came down with Covid, presumably Omicron. Fortunately, she did not get very ill. Unfortunately, they were out and about the two days before her positive test, thinking her runny nose and headache were from seasonal allergies. It wasn't until she developed a fever that they thought to give her a home test. I too have seasonal allergies and have tested myself several times, just in case, especially if I was going to be among people. So far, so good. (Knock on wood.)