Maryland Sheep and Wool, Part 2

  So, part 2 of the festival.  My plan was to get 2 new spindles, one of which had to be a Bosworth.  I also wanted a niddy noddy for skeining yarns and approximate yardages, and some new fiber.  I managed to get all of those things just as planned.  Getting there at 8 am [...]

Maryland Sheep and Wool, Part 1

Saturday morning I woke up fairly early because I was very excited about going to the festival.  The first time I went I was totally overwhelmed, but this was my second year and I was better prepared for the number of people who would be there.   I also made the mistake of starting out at [...]

Yay! My Package Has Arrived!

My package arrived from Cary, my No-More-Humdrum-Mittens Swap pal. She made me the most fabulous mittens, including using yarn spun up from “Ebony”, one of her corriedale ewes. They fit perfectly. She also included some roving for me to be able to spin up from “Ebony” as well. Plus, there were stitch markers, tea, and [...]

Ravelry Yarn & Fiber Swap Goodies!

My goodies came from my Ravelry Yarn & Fiber Swap Partner today! So exciting, and so FAST! I couldn’t believe it. Nancy put the box in the mail last Thursday and I got it within the week! There was some great Grafton Fibers Roving in a gorgeous red, some BFL that Nancy dyed herself, and [...]

Done!

I’ve finally finished my Sockapalooza 4 pal’s socks. Silly really, because they knit up so fast. I finished the whole instep of the second sock last night and had started the toe. I finished it this morning. They’re really cool socks, as you can see. I wanted something that was a Cookie A. pattern, since [...]