Today Ginny and I went to the Upper Valley Fiber Festival which, despite a little mishap with some spilled tea and an allergy pill I forgot to take, was a great time. I went to the Wool Gathering last year with a boyfriend and, man oh man, is going to this type of thing SO much more fun with actual knitters! We met up with a few other Ravelers who go to the Sunday knit night, too (which makes me think there needs to be a term for a group of knitters - you know, like "pod" but more yarny). Yeah, it's much better to go with people who understand (en, in some cases, encourage - ha ha).
There was the obligatory duck herding....
That photo was taken right after the ducks passed/around between us which was kind of cute.
And baby angora goats....
A handful of (very loud) sheep...unlike his pen-mates, this little Rastafarian was still unshorn when we left....
And of course, fiber. This photo doesn't really do this skein justice - the purple is really more pinkish.
And some merino sock yarn because we know how I'm an avid sock knitter - ha ha. I'm determined to finish a pair, though, and actually spent a lot of time this afternoon on the toe of a Marigold sock I'm making with the Panda Cotton I bought a couple of weeks ago. I had to start over a couple of times but am happy with it now and get to start the actual lace pattern (gasp) whenever I get to pick it back up. Oh, and I'm using the magic loop method for them - hooray for learning a new technique! I didn't pack at all today, though, and am feeling kind of guilty so, around Mother's Day activities tomorrow, I need to get quite a bit done which means trying to stay away from the needles.
Back to the sock yarn....
And I bought more fiber to spin even though I've yet to learn to spin! I bought a drop spindle last year along with some nice fiber and some practice stuff but...I never put enough time in it to really learn. Unfortunately, when I got home I realized there was no tag whatsoever for this. I know that I bought it from the really nice lady with the angora bunnies but there was no information on her shop or anything in the bag. I think it's a mix of sheep and goat with a little bunny mixed in but we'll never know. It's very pettable, though, and I'm sure it'll make something nice some day.
Chris - who inspired me to go ahead and write this post tonight before heading off to bed - has some other photos including a a cute one of her with one of the angora bunnies as well as a photo of all us enjoying French fries whilst dreaming of what we'll make with our purchases.
Hooray for silly bonuses! (Bonii?)
Posted by: Kim | 05/11/2008 at 07:12 PM
Oh, I'm so glad you got a picture of the angora goat and the sheep! I brought my camera but was so stupid about remembering to take pictures! Emily was the one who dug the camera out of my purse when I was holding the bunny - it didn't even occur to me!
And yea for having a night to yourself - I totally understand how it feels weird to not see the SO all day, but it's also pretty nice to watch zombie movies(I'm totally with you on that, btw!) and do what you want to do once in a while. as much as I love the BF, I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have a day or two to myself while he's at work!
Posted by: Chris | 05/11/2008 at 08:03 PM