Sheep and Wool

I am so damn excited for sheep and wool.... as soon as the buds are on the trees and my allergies kick into high gear... I start thinking about SHEEP AND WOOL! Let me break the festival down for you all:

• Free admission and parking ( no pets)
• Tons and tons of livestock..... sheep, alpacas, some bunnies????? Maybe I was dreaming about that.
• More wool and fiber than you can ever imagine.... barns and exhibition halls full of fiber and fiber related tools.... ahhhh......spindles, wheels, cards, roving, top, dyes....(eyes glaze over and drool drips from mouth....)
• Craftsmen. Artisans...I bought D a handcrafted leather belt from Lanny Tewell... he makes pretty purses too.....
• KETTLE CORN. yup.... that would be the cowboy's lunch/dinner when we go. He does not object.
• Sheep dog competitions.... we will be reliving highlights from "the pig movie"

• Sheep to shawl competition..... they sheer, clean, card, spin fiber and weave it into a shawl in 4 hours!!

Now there is the new addition.....

Come and party 'til the sheep come home!

Email me if you want to meet up! I would love to get a chance to meet you all!

When Mama is not Hocking Her Wares, She is.....

I know that most of my posts lately have revolved around the C*EYE*BER FIBERS... so tonight I thought I would post about my recent non-yarn dyeing activities.

My Jaywalkers are coming along quite nicely. I have turned the heel on sock 2 and the girls are looking mighty fine! Gotta love a Jaywalker! (well... with a subbed short-row heel).

My SP7 sent me a VEDDY NICE package. I got a new knitting mag... some cute magnets and buttons... a skein of OPAL dreamcatcher and some ARTYARNS merino... My god do I love the ARTYARNS! It is so damn soft! Thanks SP7... whoever you are! I also got my first INTERWEAVE from her gift subscription. Made me VEDDY HAPPY!

Oh...there was A TON of chocolate in the package... do you see that it is missing? I actually had it for dinner one night... and fought the cowboy for it! He is a big fan of chocolate (that's my boy!)

I am thinking of what to do with the artyarns... I am taking suggestions. Email me to put your 2 cents in.

I am spinning the top that I dyed... Keohinani, I am a park and stop handspinner , too. I love the spinning and the top really is amazing. I am hooked! I am counting the days until

Sheep and Wool

(BTW... that would be 41 days!)

oh... and if you were interested... I still have skiens of scout, emms, and supergirl up for grabs!