Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair

Yesterday I met up with a fellow Knit Picks Community friend, Karen, at the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair.  We have never met in person before and it was great to do so. There were so many vendor booths with many different art forms filled with interesting items. There were several that had live bunnies. One even had some baby ones and I got to hold one. They are so cute and cuddly.

 

We saw many different kinds of spindles including this large one.

And the small one that has its own bowl/holder.

There were lots of interesting projects we both liked and want to do.

 

We saw one both that had soaps and scented oils.  One of the soaps had a really funny name. Who would have thought Monkey Farts smell so good.    They said it was one of their bestsellers.

They even had Llama Olympics.

     

We watched the judging of sheep wool that was very interesting. The judge was very informative and explained everything he was looking at in the wool. He also answered any questions we asked. We saw some really beautiful looking sheep wool and I was very tempted to get one. I'll save up some funds for when I go to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in September with Karen.  Maybe I will get one then.

Here we are at the end of our day with our treasures. Can't wait till September.

What I have been working on:

Back in October I created a ‘meet-up’  at work for others who knit or crochet.  There were 8 of us that showed up.  We meet approx every other week in the cafeteria at work on Wednesday nights.

In February the Knit Picks Community had a Virtual Spin-In.  This is what I spun during that weekend:  Polworth wool in the Petrified colorway by CloudLover.  I got 138 yards in a 2-ply at a Worsted weight.

I’m crocheting a new afghan for my queen size bed (going to take  me some time to do )

  

I designed a new “mitts” pattern.  I was going for a Victorian age / Steampunk style of design.  I have a lot of friends who are into this new Steampunk style and thought they would like them.  Do you like them?  Let me know what you think. 

 

I am knitting a “horse” sweater – hoping to get it done so I can wear it at least once before the end of the winter.  We shall see…

I started a double knit project – shawl.  This is how far I have gotten – not very far, hehe.

This weekend is Sheep in the City in Oak Creek, WI.  As usual, I had to buy some new fiber.   In the picture below, starting on the left is:  Polworth wool in Brown Eyed Girl colorway by Happy Hands Yarn (also on the far right), Alpaca/Bamboo 50/50 blend in Pewter colorway by Fiber Lady, a project bag, and on the bottom center is a sock blank by Fairy Yarnmother.com.