I have a growing collection of small things knitted during Zoom meetings.

It was about 70 degrees yesterday evening but the sun was nearly gone and the cold comes on fast around here as the night fog rolls in, so when we headed out the door I had on a a vest and a cowl that were maybe just a bit much. But it seemed the right thing to do.

There was a teenage girl there. Her family has moved a lot and it’s got to be hard.

She complimented my cowl and said the color was so pretty. I took it off and handed it to her and she exclaimed over how soft it was. And over the color again.

Did you knit this?

I did! I told her I’d been trying to figure out the right color for her and that if she liked that one it was hers.

NO! she exclaimed in disbelief while clearly hoping I meant it.

And that’s why I had needed to double up on that extra bit of warmth. The vest did me just fine for the rest of the evening.

Her cousin was visiting her and her favorite color is blue.

Every teen needs someone outside of their family who thinks the world of them just because they are.

I can do something about that.