Just when we thought that next year would be the year that we properly plumbed the workshop and maybe installed a heater of some sort, the opportunity for my husband to do graduate work arose, and so instead of installing a sink I’m packing up the shop (and we’re packing up the house) and we’re moving to Jena, Germany. This month. With a toddler and a dog. In a pandemic.

The logistics of it all are not good for our sleep.

Upton Yarns in its current incarnation will be on hiatus while we are in Germany, but I am looking forward to getting to know the fiber world of the former East Germany and surrounding areas, and maybe even writing about it a bit. We are currently slated to be there for three years.

I would like to continue to support the shepherds I have been working with, though I’m not sure how that is going to work. One plan involves maintaining my current fleece buys and storing it all in our barn until we return (how will the fleece get to our barn you ask? Good question) but I feel like there should be a better option. I will continue to brainstorm once my head is clear of our current logistical hurdles, and would welcome suggestions.

A million thank yous to all the knitters who have supported Upton Yarns up to this point. I am looking forward to the next chapter, whatever that might look like.