MDSW!
I think I’ve figured out the reason why I’ve been such a lax blogger lately. I absolutely and totally procrastinate on writing the posts. Photos hang out on flickr for weeks before I can muster the motivation to sit down and write a couple of paragraphs. So! I’m going to try to post more and write less. Photos are the fun part, right?
Here’s my trip to Maryland last weekend in a series of pictures and minimal of pesky words. I managed to convince my friend Allison to accompany me, and it was mucho fun!
People! I’m the silly looking one in the green shirt. Everyone else is: Olga; Cristi; Lolly, Isel, and Jenna; Jess; Jody and Christy; and Christa (who recognized me from my mascot, Tissue-San!). We went to the Ravelry meetup in the afternoon, but didn’t stay terribly long. And go figure, I don’t have any photos of the people that we spent the most time with – Chris and NanC, fellow Texan fiber enthusiasts.
Sheepdogs! I want to get a sheepdog and watch it herd the cats. The sheep were hilarious. They were such sheep, all huddled together and generally clueless.
Baaaaaa! Heh.
DC! We skipped the Rav party to meet up another friend of mine in DC. Next year I will party with the knitters, next year. We did some touristy things on Sunday, including the adventure of finding street parking near the National Mall. Fun!
Of course, you want to see what I bought, right? I was quite restrained and spent a little over half my budget (where my budget was what I spent last year).
The last thing that I need is worsted-weight, scarf yarn, but the Brooks Farm Solana was irresistible. It’s a bit more purpley than it looks here, and I’m going to call the other color orange rather than brown, so that I can wear my future worsted-weight scarf with my black jacket.
Tess Super Sock and Baby. I heart this stuff, and I know I’ll use it. At this rate, I’ll never knit through all of my sock yarn.
Fiber roll call, from top to bottom (the links to go individual flickr photos):
Camel fiber from the Fold (we stopped by after all the crazy STR junkies left).
60/20/20 Angora/merino/silk batts from Wild Meadow Farms.
50/50 Merino/silk from Cloverleaf Farm.
BFL from Cloverleaf Farm.
70/30 Merino/tussah from Cloverleaf Farm.
As you can maybe tell, I really liked the Cloverleaf Farm booth. They had pretty awesome prices – the BFL was $10! I should have bought more. Now to get spinning!
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It was so nice to see you again! I’m sorry I was such a dork! I swear you had your hair up last year (at least, that’s how I remembered you – because again, I’m a dork).
Hey, looks like you all had a nice time – such a lovely mosaic of meetups. I really have to make it to Maryland for this festival someday.
Glad you had a great time!
What a fab time that looked! The yarns you bought are great but I do like the fibre too, very much!
Glad you had fun–that Brooks Farm booth is dangerous, isn’t it?!
This festival was the first time EVER that I have been charmed by roving (including that stuff you bought — so pretty!). I’m worried this means there’s a wheel in my future.
OMG, I’m in good company with the procrastination!! I think my hangup may be the opposite, though — I have yet to download my MSWF pics off my camera!
It was so great to see you and meet Allison — sitting out by the car eating lunch was a great break. And yeah, the Ravelry party was great — you GOTTA go next year! :D
Great pic of the sheepdog thing, too . . . since I haven’t done the picture thing yet, I have no idea if I have any good shots of that.
I’m so bummed we missed each other! Next year!!!! Looks like you snagged some great stuff – can’t wait to see what it all turns into!
I LOVE the way that sheep stick out their tongues when they’re yelling. It makes me giggle! Glad you had such a great time at MDSW!
i love that picture of the sheep! i missed you at MDSW. next time you’re in DC. how’d you like DC? no touristy photos??
PS – i love picture heavy posts!
Dang! You too?! I so want to go to one of those one day. Maybe next year. Great photos!
All that gorgeous fiber!