Meg at Twisted Fiber Art sent out some yarn for a new design. I am awed by her sense of color… just look at the depth of the color in that skein above! Isn’t it magnificent?
The pattern is done and the scarf almost complete (for the second time). I am eager to show it to you. If you can’t wait to get your hands on some of Meg’s lovely Evolution yarn you can find it here.
Friday was a glorious day for the Greencastle Fiber Event! I headed down to Greencastle with my mom, my sister in law and of course, baby John.
The fiber fair was definitely smaller this year – one whole barn smaller it seemed. But there were some lovely rovings, tops and fleeces (and yarn too).
Baby John hung in there. In the middle of viewing the first barn I had to sit down and feed him a bottle – but it was a nice chance to take in the view and the goods around me.
Mom, Alecia and I ended the day by sipping coffees in Panera and looking at each other’s photos from the day. It was so much fun.
I walked away with some amazing cormo roving and some handmade lanolin hand cream which has healed my cracked hands already.
Ah, well, another fiber festival has past…
I’m sure you’ve all heard about this book by now. After reading interviews with Adrienne Martini and summaries of the book I’ve been dying to read it. Last week I put it on order at the Library and joined the long que. But yesterday I just couldn’t wait and ordered my own copy.
I haven’t decided what is the greater pull — an interesting knitting book to read or finding out more about the elusive Alice Starmore…okay, I admit it – my nosey, prying self REALLY wants to hear about the ins and outs of Alice Starmore. BTW have you seen Starmore’s latest book, Road Movies Volume 1? Has anyone read it? Has anyone read Sweater Quest? Do tell…
This past Friday evening was simply gorgeous. Perfect for a picnic in the park!
the scenery
the cousins
the flowers
It’s that time of year – the time of year when you’re asking all of your knitting friends, “are you going?” Of course they know what you are talking about… it’s a big deal around here. The Greencastle Fiber Event.
Now, it is not as big as Rhinebeck …. not at all. This is a speck compared to that event. However, it is fun to get out and rummage through the barns, chat with other knitters/spinners and generally see all the wonderful fibery goodness.
Those of you who have recently purchased a copy of the Whispers of Spring Collection know I wrote briefly about it for the Collection. Here is a brief taste of it. To read all of it, you’ll just have to purchase a copy of the Collection!
The Fiber Event… doesn’t it sound like a brand name for laxatives? Something that if you absolutely had to buy it at your local pharmacy you would try to hide at the bottom of your shopping cart, lest you saw anyone you knew before it was safely stowed in a bag?
In reality the Fiber Event is the biggest spring outing for all of us Indiana knitters. It is the time when shepherds from Indiana and the surrounding states bring their fleeces to be sold. Indie dyers and small yarn companies join the fray and add color to the fair. Rain or shine, snow or sleet, Easter or not The Fiber Event is always held on the second weekend of April. The Fiber Event couldn’t come at a more perfect time, the beginning of spring, just when we are sick of staying inside and starved for some inspiration. But this particular year The Fiber Event’s inspiration was trumped by it’s comedy.
It was nearing the end of the morning. I had been in the car for an hour and a half now. My coffee misto sat empty in the cup holder on my dash and I really needed to find a bathroom. The trip had taken a little longer than I expected – are MapQuest’s estimates ever correct? – and I was cutting it close to my 11:30 reservation at The Almost Home Tea Room, one of the only decent lunch places in Greencastle…
