On Saturday, like so many other knitters, Theatreknitter and I trekked out to the CT Sheep and Wool Festival. It was such a nice day out and the festival was a good size - it's small, but still very enjoyable. I would compare it to Rhinebeck being like the Durham Fair and CTSW being the Guilford Fair (or whatever small town).
As we walked around I kept thinking to myself, oooh! That vendor is from Putnam! That vendor is from CT, that vendor is from MA (well DUH! I was knitting with the short end of the yarn then.) I liked being able to see these local vendors and support them - they were all quite friendly and had great stuff!
I was mainly on the lookout for semi-solid / solid sock yarn. While I would have loved to purchase a sweater's worth of local yarn, I just didn't have anything particular in mind, and with the warm weather it is going to be a while before I knit myself another sweater. My purchases included:
2 Sleepy Moon Soaps - Lemon Vanilla & Apple Blossom. I didn't realize until just now writing this post that my MIL gave me a bar of soap from Sleepy Moon for Christmas! - I can tell you I have had the soap in my shower since then, used daily and it is just now getting down to the bits! Fabulous!
From Ball and Skein, a skein of sock yarn in deep violets:
and a "Wristaff" to hold a yarn cake on your wrist:
Currently holding J.Knits "Florida" - it's going to be a plain stockinette sock for when Lorelai is walking around outside.
2 Skeins of Puppy Love from Still River Mill
A skein of "Pippin" in "Spring Green" from Mocha's Fiber Connection
A skein from Fibers4Ewe - they're from Putnam! I used to live in that part of the state!
I also got the chance to meet and say "Hi" to several local knitters that I either attend SnB with, read blogs of, talk to through Ravelry. So, hello again to Betsy, jennsquared, Archiknist, SunflowerFairy, Gale, Ladysslipper, LilithParker, Live and Let Learn.... I looked for but missed CTJen and thepaintedsheep.
I wore my "Daily Dose of Fiber" Ravelry shirt which garnered many comments, as did my "Knit or Go Home" (inspired by a Gilmore Girls episode, found on cafepress).
Many people I met were asking for the Lorax. Maybe next year. I think I could have brought her, but she's a bit too much touch and go still. Maybe at Rhinebeck I will walk around with a cut-out picture of her or Jackson - then more people would know me! :) I've got a Lorax post and will get on that shortly!
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I bought a couple bars too! Man I saw lots of people bought from them, almost everyone I know from the blogasphere!!! I got Citrus Lavender and Honeysuckle Blossom. YUM.
And I love all your yarn purchases!!! I only bought one skein! There was another one I wanted but I was too late, the lady snatched the last three skiens of this Cashgora lace weight without me knowing!!!
This was my first CTSW and I too enjoyed seeing and buying local. My main purpose was to feed my new spinning addiction and I did so nicely but within my budget.
I too bought a wristaff, but am having trouble with it. The yarn keeps wrapping around the cord on the inside. Any advice?
Geri ( chambergt@comcast.net)
Looks like you found some great yarn!
You got some good stuff! All that sock yarn you're looking for tells me you're working your way through the Cookie A. book.
I looked for you too! Ah well. ;-)
I love the wriststaff!
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