As promised two weeks ago (https://mybloggers.com/nittineedles/weekend_3.html), here is the picture of my purchases:
Beginning with the almost two pound bag of raw fleece. It's a deep, rich, dark brown with warm, medium brown tips. Mom dragged me over to see this four pound bag of Blue Faced Leicester and I'm not sure who actually said it first but I am positive we were both thinking, "Lets share it."
The shimmering skein of hand dyed, 40% Island grown organic Romney/40% Mohair/20% Tussah Silk cost me an arm and a leg.
I've been drooling over the stripy coloured needles (on line) for a few years now.
The two red and navy cylindars are for transporting small projects on double pointed needles, like knitting socks in the doctor's waiting room.
That's teal rovings for spinning, in the small plastic bag.
In the basket are beautiful balls of wool Mom dyed, spun and gave to me.
I don't know how much I spent at the Fibre Festival and I don't want to know because then I'd feel obligated to tell DH.
posted on Sept 27, 2010 1:17 PM ()
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I make my yarn purchases with cash whenever possible, less of a paper trail. Looks like you got some great stuff!
That turqoise with the blues and greens is fabulous.
Nice pictures of your Festival purchases. Looking at the skein of that many colored yarn, makes me think "I should have," My brother used to call his wife "Mrs Should Have" for the same reason. I haven't started on that 2lb. bag of brown fleece, but if the smell of unwashed fleece creeps into the house from the garage I will have to wash it or put it outside.
Very exciting, I'm looking forward to seeing what you make. I'm getting ready to order some more Brown Sheep Yarn, and I haven't used much of what I bought before, but have decided it's just not enough. I better not leave a whole room full of yarn when I die.
I was expecting fall foliage, but hey! Whatever floats yer boat is good!
The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" philosophy seems fitting here.
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Looks like you got some great stuff!