Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair

Robin (From Robin's Nest), invited me to go with her last Saturday to the Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair. We wandered around in the heat and the sun looking at vendor booths. There were people spinning, and selling. A couple alpaca yarns that are local. Even a few rams to pet. I helped Robin look at, and pet some alpaca yarn in very pretty natural colors from a place called "Country Comfy Yarn" Here's a sample



We also discovered a couple of sister Indie Dyers with their own little business called "sassy Sheep" they had some very yummy yarns. I think Robin is going to start carrying both yarns. they also have a podcast that I am currently listening to, very fun gals!

http://www.thesassysheep.com/The_Sassy_Sheep/Podcast/Podcast.html Check them out!



Oh, also for those of you who are following the progress on the 4 Seasons Sock and fingerless mitt club, I am sponsoring a contest. If you mention me, my rav name {psst} and your rav name in the special notes of your pre-paid reservation of any part of the club I will draw a name from every 20 people for a free box bag. This is also retro active, just send me a message if you already reserved your spot and I will add you to the list.

Officially having SSS

That would be Second Sock Syndrome.

I am in no hurry to cast on my second Bandelier sock.... I finished my first India Sock and not sure I am in a hurry to cast on the second for that either. I may just finish up some hats and Christmas stockings first.


Pictured is my India sock made from what I think is Knit Picks Bare dyed in "Iron Man" colors by a Karma Yarn Swapee over a year ago. I decided the colors reminded me of India, and I liked the simple lace pattern in Wendy Johnson's "Dead Simple Lace Sock" pattern.

Charlotte wanted to be in the picture. :)

delaying the inevitable

I worked on clue two most of last night, just thinking I really need to get some christmas stockings done. then this morning, I still need to take a shower before I go get Yvette from school, but I had to finish clue two on my mystery socks!

where does the time go?

This is the Felicity hat I made with my leftover lettuce malabrigo from my February Lady Sweater. I like it. It is so artfully modeled on Plain Jane my mannequin head. :)

I started a group for the bandeleir socks it is the bandelier socks KAL group on Ravelry.

here is my first sock



I am not sure how I feel about the yarn, or the pattern, the finished product is cute. I still have to weave in all the ends, and start the second sock, but I am taking a break because I got so frustrated.

I also started the mystery sock for sock knitters anonymous it is a Nancy bush sock I am currently working on clue 2.

here is clue one

First Sweater in a long time!

I purchased a bit of a malabrigo from "From Robins Nest" several months ago. I finally decided to turn my Lettuce color way into a "February Lady Sweater"





I love it!

Madeline earned some malabrigo in Azalea that she wants me to maker her the same sweater in the 3/4 lenth sleeve version.

I also made a felted bag out of noro, but it's still drying. and i am working on a sock....

Something else I have been working on

Robin (From Robn's Nest) recruited me into making a sock and Fingerless mitt club

inaugural From Robin's Nest Sock and Fingerless Mitt Club!

**Theme: The four seasons**
This club has designers and indie dyers found here on Rav.
**winter: January 2010**
sock design telmahq
mitt design: Knitasaur
dyer: Jaylyn
**Spring: April 2010**
sock designer: meplz
mitt designer Snapper
dyer twilightknits
**Summer: July 2010**
sock designer Hunter
mitt designer MsChris
dyer: theCraftsMeow
**Fall: October 2010**
sock design: nano514
mitt design stefaniegr
dyer yohopaulie

We have are just about ready to take orders on the sock/mitt
club contact fromrobinsnest (ravname) to order, I think she will have it on her website soon. We will have limited spaces, but will try to take as many people into the club as we can.

You can choose to go either with the sock portion, the mitt portion, or both.

Sock club: $220
Mitt club: $120
Together: $300 and you get a box bag and $40 off


both kits will come with yarn and pattern and a seasonal goody bag that will most likely contain stitch markers and something else seasonally related)

Pay all upfront and get 10% off and free shipping
or you can pay per season.


I am so excited about this!

Socks, socks, some more socks, oh and other stuff

I have gotten into sock knitting. I really enjoy it.

I made a pair of Baudelaire socks designed by Cookie A. out of some tofutsie yarn I bought on my birthday.



Then I got the Sock Innovations book by cookie A.
and then I made some Kai-mei socks from that book for a green Knit A Long, using some grasshopper colorway in Knit picks essential kettle dyed.


Then Madeline thought it was high time I knit her some socks, with pockets in them! She earned some cherry tree hill supersock solid in turquoise to match some DC shoes I got her for school next year.



In the midst of all this I was involved in a sock showdown for one of my groups on Ravelry. These are the socks I knit for DJDuckee



I was almost the first to "assassinate" my target, but her mailman was lazy! stupid mailman!

I also received two pair of socks

I got this pair from SusanB-Knits in exchange for making her a crochet hook roll.


I am modeling them with my new pair of converse that I got to wear at the family reunion next week.

I also met my demise in the sock showdown with this beautiful pair of socks.


Well that seems to be all socks, where is the other stuff, you ask? I have to say that's a good question. I did start another clapotis made with wollmeise yarn that belongs to Smurfie, for smurfie. I am about half way though it now. woohoo! I also started another pair of socks and a february lady sweater to work on while at the family reunion.