So, almost here for Maryland Sheep and Wool Fest....

SO we are in the final week for MS&W. The excitement begins for the annual Girlfriend's Outting. We all load up and take to the road with multiple Ipods full of all sorts of music and head on up the Eastern Shore for a weekend of girl time and fiber lust to the max...We talk about it all year and plan a little bit. This year we have exyended our trip to 3 days. Turns out a whole plethora of events happen afterwards. Who knew??...There is an After Party in the makings...

On other fiber addiction news, I am currently investigating a new fiber tool. I am making a plying tool for andean plying. I got inspired by one I saw in a magazine and didn't have the money for. So, the Man, wondering why I was unattended in his garage for a while and no sounds to be heard, came to investigate whatI was up to. Turns out having a contractor for a Man is super good when he is willing to share his tools and his handy cutting skills. So, I had the idea already layed out on the wood which I found. Next thing you know he was cutting it all out for me and soon I had the makings of my tool. A few hours of sanding it all down and soon it will be good to go. Also, I will post the pics soon...

Getting ready for the Sheep Fest

Once again it's that time of year for Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. The annual girlfriend weekend of fiberr goodness and molesting the cute PF Chang waiters. I can't wait for this year. I think I might actually enter a skein or two in the contests they have. Maybe not. But I am considering it. This year we got rooms with kitchens at the Staybridge Suites. Make our own snacks and such. I also found some of those old fun games, Mad Libs. This one has a sleepover theme so it is for giggly girls to enjoy.

Ravelry Scarf Exchange scarf...

So this is my scarf I wove for my downstream partner. She models it well I think. The scarf is made with an alpaca commercial yarn warp and a handspun single from a batt from Crystal Creek Fibers on Etsy. The batt is black alpaca with bright colored silk all throughout. This was my second attempt weaving. The beads on the fringe took my 4 hours..lol wow. I was pleased with it though.

There's your trouble..

So...3 in a whole year and its only April

Wow, I am impressed that I have gotten this far. I love some other's witty ass blogs. I don't read too many of them but I do enjoys a few of them a lot. I need to figure out how to post pictures because I'd like to have more of my yarn here.

So, it is almost time for the annual girlfriend road trip to Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. 3 years running this year. We have figured out a few things along the way. One, I have friends with kids too but really, I think Maryland S & W is not the place for strollers. Let's see, a crowd of thousands and I really mean that, dirt floor barns, and screaming kids terrified in a stroller do not mix. It has got to be overwhelming for children anyway with that many people in one small place. And LONG hours of shopping and rude passers-by that forgot what "excuse me" means or is used for. I could write a separate blog just on that..but one is obviously enough to handle for me. ANYWHO. We have our rooms booked. That is a feat this close to a festival that big. Previously we have had a bit of issues trying to get one close. Maybe the economy is scaring people into staying home this year. Good, leaves me more fleece to buy.

I have been a somewhat prolific spinner this week. Well sort of. I have been going into my stash of filled bobbins and winding them off into center pull balls to ply from. Some of it has gone really well. Then I tried some that was freshly spun and I wanted to stab my own eyes out with DPNs. It was from Finn top. I think it pills too much. I think the roving might not have been well prepared. I had to name the bit of plied yarn I got from it Trouble. I can think Pain in the Ass also to be appropriate.

On the bright side my Ravelry Scarf Swap group project was a better success than I had planned. I was happy because I wasn't sure my partner would like it. I have only woven once before and this was a second attempt. And I spun the yarn from the fold which I hadn't previously. I learned from a great video on Spindlicity.com what that actually means. I tell you reading about something and seeing it done are like epiphanies sometimes (this does not include math).

Well, I have rambled enough for one day. Maybe I will read the directions and figure out pictures...