Festival

Thanks for all of the nice comments on my Owls sweater, and thanks to all of you who complimented it at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival!  You know, I spent so much time on my Rhinebeck sweater, and the one I wore to Maryland just happened to be the last one I finished.  I was so surprised (and very pleased!) at the response I got to it at the festival.

It was a rainy morning, but then the weather cleared up enough to be pleasantly cool.  I went with Christy and Jody, and we enjoyed a very laid-back festival.  We didn't visit all of the barns, and that didn't bother me.  I made sure to hit all of my favorite places, of course.  In the afternoon, the three of us pulled out some camp chairs and spent quite a while just knitting. 

I did pick up some yarn.

From left to right: 3 skeins of Tess' Twinkle Toes.  I'm hoping to make a Dulce de Leche with it. Next is some heavenly soft alpaca/bamboo from Maple Creek Farms.  Then it's a new sock yarn (Zauberball) that I couldn't resist picking up.  It's supposed to be an ombre fade from the top of the sock to the bottom. 

I was on a mission to find some kelley green yarn.  I finally found it at the Cloverhill Farm booth.  We found this wonderfully soft (like Malabrigo sock) sock yarn in some really beautiful colors, called Wullenstudio yarn. I was considering buying a skein just because I liked the color and softness so much, even though I haven't been knitting very many socks.  And then Jody found the kelley green, and I bought all four remaining skeins so I could make a sweater with it.
 

I already cast on for Betty Jean McNeil, using the green and also the purple above as the contrast color. 

I decided a few months ago that I really, really like knitting sweaters with skinny yarn.  So I decided that at this festival I was only looking for skinny yarn.  With four types of fingering and a DK weight yarn, I think I did a good job!

Along those lines, I was knitting a Whisper cardigan while I was at Maryland Sheep & Wool.  I found it impossible to photograph well while it was in WIP status, so I'll give you some pictures soon when it's finished blocking!

Comments

[michelle]

oh I saw you at Maryland but I didn't even realize it was you...I was admiring your sweater!

[Oiyi]

You got great yarn!

[K. Purl]

Woah, you really did some shopping. Nice yarn! I can't wait to see the Betty Jean McNeil.

[Brenda]

You bought some great yarn! Looking forward to seeing the Betty Jean McNeil.

You opened my eyes to the idea of hand-knitting light weight sweaters. I don't know why I didn't consider it before. But I have yarn on order for Tempest, where I am hoping my colors will coordinate.