NJ Sheep & Wool Festival

What a fun morning!! Two of my kids and my oldest's girlfriend took the ride with me to the NJ Sheep & Wool Festival this past Sunday. I had been there years ago and haven't been able to get there in a while. So it was nice to have the chance to visit. The festival has grown leaps and bounds since I had been there last. I heard there were 17 new vendors this year. It is like a tiny version of Rhinebeck. I got through the whole thing in 2 hours. 

I had fun visiting my friends at the Chelsea Yarns booth. It's always a thrill to see my graphic design out in the wild :) Christina did an awesome job with her color-ways. Gorgeous!!! And the Big Kahuna! Lol!! How great is that giant skein!?

I have been wanting to do rug hooking of years now. A group of "hookers" were gathered around in one barn and I stopped and chatted for a while. They introduced me to the women from Green Mountain Hooked Rugs. I really enjoyed talking to her and she showed me everything I would need to get started. The wool colors she had were so pretty. She will be in Rhinebeck, so that's when I'm going to get a starter project. I'm really excited about it!

I came home with a few goodies....

2 handmade mugs by The Rogue Artisans

Skein of sock yarn by Bitsy Knits and a KNIT bumper sticker

Leather and wood feather shawl pin (I don't remember who I bought that from!)

I loved the sheep and the whole vibe of the day. It was a beautiful fall day.

Finished Object :)

Hi guys. I finished the Halo Shawl a few weeks ago and finally got around to blocking it this weekend. This will be a gift for my cousin and her fiancee. I knitted it with the idea that they can put it on their couch or she can use it as a shawl. I was hoping it would be a little bigger. I wish I had knit a few more rings but...I didn't. So it's a small throw but I hope they like it. I tried to take some pictures of myself wearing it so you can see how it looks as a shawl. Selfies are so awkward. But you get the idea!

Project details can be seen here.

Babies!

It's baby season over here at the farm! Beautiful crias (name for baby alpacas) are happy and healthy and doing everything a cria should be doing. Liz did another amazing job by "going in" to help with Maggie's baby. She had a very long labor and wasn't pushing at all. So Liz to the rescue and a happy baby boy was born. So far we have welcomed 4 boys this season. Waiting on a few more so fingers crossed we get some girls!