Where were you on Sept. 14/13

I had the pleasure of attending the Knitters' Fair with Kim, a very dear friend today. It was an absolutely perfect fall day with a bright blue sky and we had a terrific time. There were so many beautiful colours & fibres to be tempted to take home. Lots of fun we had.

I was so controlled. I came home with alpaca insoles for my hubby & myself to help keep our feet warm this winter, one skein of a beautiful hand dyed silk fibre from Sericin Silkworks, whose colour I cannot describe and a little bit of flax. Oh and one pattern for a new pair of fingerless mitts.

And all because I got a new roof on part of the house. The best birthday present I ever could have had. It's beautiful!!

Tomorrow a visit with my daughter & her partner on my birthday.
A whole day with no pictures. I forgot.

Some Knitting & Spinning

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 found me at the KW Knitters Fair in Kitchener at Bingeman Park. Every year on the second Saturday in September the KW Knitters Guild has a very large gathering of vendors and a few classes. The day itself was a beautiful fall day & from what I saw the turnout was excellent.

The blue knitting in front left is super wash merino/tencel, lace weight, being made into a shawlette for a Christmas present. The lavender on the right front is being made into custom socks and they will have a lace cuff.

Back left is a single homespun in E. Friesian & mohair wool waiting to be knit into socks. Back right is some homespun done with domestic 56's from R. H. Lindsay wool merchant. It's a very soft carded sliver, one of several samples of sliver that arrived on my doorstep last week. I am spinning it with a short backward worsted draw. More on that later. I plan on two more spools yet.

Must get to work today - have to leave in a couple of minutes.