At the end of August, my friend Rachel and I spent a weekend in west Michigan and attended the Michigan Fiber Festival.
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| I bought a spindle! |
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| Madder-dyed Coopworth |
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| My first ball of singles |
I had a terrible sore throat and was weak with a fever, and had no resistance against the wily spinner/vendor from Handspun by Stefania. He asked me if I was interested in a demonstration and before I knew it, I was carrying this beautiful spindle and a ball of red/pink wool out of the booth.
I also somehow ended up with this gorgeously smooshy skein of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Peru.
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| Alpaca, merino, and silk. Purrrrrr... |
Colorway is "In The Navy" and I intend it to become a Gretel, and there's enough yarn in this skein for me to make a second hat or even a matching neckwarmer or mittens.
In the meantime, I'm loving the change of seasons. Fall and the start of a new school year always make me feel like a fresh start, and maybe that feeling will even inspire me to blog more!
