3 beautiful days in the hills of NY. A world famous fiber festival. Knitters, spinners, designers, and fiber dealers from all over. Talk about a recipe for an incredible weekend.
Only problem? I neglected to factor in the potential impact of having young children at home. Little children + school = nasty germies and stomach flu for mommy.
I went all the way to Rhinebeck to spend most of my time here:
Yup, the hotel room. While I missed all of Saturday at the festival, and the Ravelry party, the weekend wasn't a total loss. We arrived early enough to meet up with Ravelry folks for dinner. Alas, Bob was unable to make it, but I met Jess, Casey, Mary Heather, and many other incredibly wonderful people. Kate Gilbert and the Twist Collective crew were there, and the Yarn Harlot joined the crowed at the end of the night. Then there were all the fabulous Rav and Blog-land friends I finally got to meet in person.
By Sunday morning I had perked up a bit and managed to walk around the fairgrounds long enough to spend that yarn and fiber money I had carefully saved for the weekend.
4 ounces of beautiful purple/blue cormo roving from Foxhill Farm of MA:
A wool/silk/viscose blend from Brooks Farm of Lancaster, TX. 420 yds in fingering.
A skein of Socks That Rock sock yarn from Blue Moon FiberArts. The colorway is Typhoon Tina and this was the last skein left. I couldn't walk away without it.
And Amy got me a Mystery Bump. Not only did she brave the germies to hang out with me for the weekend, get me ginger ale and pepto, she got me a present to cheer me up. A truly wonderful friend.
So how cool is this? You just start spinning, with no idea of what color will come next. You can see some hints on the outside, but they are only hints.
I need to finish up the current project on the wheel so I can dive into this!
