I freely admit that I avoid gauge swatching whenever possible. Sometimes, though, you just have to.
This cracks me up when people make my patterns on Ravelry and then say it came out too small or too big, when they never swatched!
There was just a big blog post about this, they took two knitters with the same yarn and the same size needles and they came out with a different swatch size. It’s also in how you knit, it’s why swatching is important.
Wool-Aid is a charity that takes any wool or wool-blend garments/accessories and distributes them to organizations working in cold climates. They focus on items for children eight to sixteen years of age, but say they are happy to take anything.
So today was the day and it was a scorching 90 degrees! Even the alpacs had fans to keep cool today.
This was one of the buildings we walked through.
Everyone had their own booths with amazing yarns, fibers and fun things to squish!
Baskets of cakes!
Came across an interesting way to weave, could just use DPN’s.
I added some lovely angora to my stash:
These two skeins are from Dances with Wools from Amazing Grace Farms:
Also got this smell good soap from Amazing Grace Farms in honey almond:
Some blueface roving from Gale’s Art:
Two skeins of sock yarn from Pandora’s Yarn:
Awesome sale on knit picks needles:
And this super cute alpaca cookie cutter!
I also scored a set of Hiya Hiya darning needles for a good price.
The fiber show was a lot of fun this year. There were more vendors and a lot more familiar faces. And the roast lamb sandwiches were as good as ever!
Knitters, Crocheters, Spinners, Weavers, and Sewers!
Flax & Twine “Finger-Knitted Door Curtain” DIY! Super cute idea
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