Mar 09 2007
Knitter on the go
Go where?
Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair - “A celebration of fiber and the fiber arts with workshops, demonstrations of spinning and weaving, vendors offering fibers for spinning plus finished yarn, dyes, books, gifts, equipment, handmade soap and baskets. Also supplies for spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, dyeing, tatting and crochet. ” - Bamm and I went last year and had a really nice time, lots of stuff to fondle, and we had a blast playing at the yarn dyeing “make and take”.
I’ll be going, anyone else want to come with?
Hey! That is only one place, where else are you going to go?
I know it sounds early but Stitches Midwest registration is already open. I have currently signed up for 2 classes, Embraceable Lace, and a Sampling of Stitches. It was really hard to choose, there were lots of classes I wanted to take and only so much $$ and many things all happening at the same time. Fitting all that together and then negotiating with a friend who is going to take a class with me for what we would take . . . well let me just say I am glad we had a week or so to mull over the options before registration opened. If the money comes in then I’ll look at maybe adding a Traditional Shetland Scarf.
If anyone else is going to be there for classes or for shopping maybe we can meet-up somewhere.
Any Place Else?
Midwest Folk and Fiber Art Fair - This one I really want to go to, someone else who wants to go who might be willing to let me hitch a ride. There are a ton of interesting looking vendors, and maybe some workshops.
Fleece to Fiber - this one looks more like an art show, but still really interesting.



So… Cedarville eh? Where the ? is that? And if I’m not out of Illinois at the time, can I come with???
Meanwhile, about yarn that doesn’t exist? I have a project like that. You’d think that since thousands of Rogue sweaters have been knit, I’d agree with someone’s yarn choice — but I’m still swatching for the PERFECT Rogue yarn. I’ll find it when I’m 80…
or, at $25.00 / 25 g skein.
sigh.
Perhaps it’s time for me to learn to spin for real.