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May 10, 2007
Spin, Spin, Spin
ETA: Cheryl and I, along with Helen, have made a command decision. We will have a blogger meet up at NH Sheep & Wool at Noon on Saturday outside the Roby Building, in the area facing the Goat Barn. Be there or be square.
There's nothing like the threat promise of an upcoming fiber festival to put me in the spinning mood. I'm not sure if it's thinking about the festival and all that good spinning mojo that gets me going or if it's needing to make room for incoming fiber - although I suspect it's the latter. In any case, New Hampshire Sheep & Wool is this weekend and I've been spinning down the stash like crazy for the past week or so. Wanna see?
Spunky Eclectic Monthly Fiber Club for March. Superwash Merino in the colorway Dandy Lion. Enough for very short socks, I think.
Spunky Eclectic Monthly Fiber Club for April. Corriedale in the colorway Strawberry Fields. Hannah has requested a hat and I'm thinking the teen version from the Hat Trifecta.
Grafton Fiber in the most stunning blue. I've got 500+ yards of this and I'm considering a shawl. Or perhaps a scarf. Or maybe even a hat and mittens. Anything but socks. Heh.
Black Lamb Merino & Silk. This was in my Yarn Aboard package from Cynthia. I Navajo plyed the singles to keep the colors separate. Aren't they just like a rainbow? There's only about 100 yards so I'll save this to put with something else.
There's a bit more room in the fiber drawer now. Time for shopping! So, who else is going to be in New Hampshire on Saturday? Blogger meet up, anyone?
Posted by Carole at May 10, 2007 7:00 AM
Comments
It all looks FABULOUS! That blue (swoon).
Posted by: Kathy at May 10, 2007 6:36 AM
Those skeins are beautiful- and I lovethe spinning to make "room for more fiber" concept. See you Saturday!
Posted by: Manise at May 10, 2007 6:49 AM
it's fascinating how different our yarns look -- ha!
i'll be there!
Posted by: maryse at May 10, 2007 7:01 AM
Beautiful spinning! I'll be dragging my husband and kids to NHS&W on Saturday. Hope to see you there!
Posted by: Kelly at May 10, 2007 7:11 AM
So pretty - like spring flowers!
Posted by: DebbieB at May 10, 2007 7:11 AM
Wow! You made some beautiful yarn. I hope to be at the NHS&W on Sunday... Have fun on Saturday. The weather is promising to be a lot better than last year.
Posted by: Karen at May 10, 2007 7:13 AM
If I didn't have all those people coming to my house---I'd be telling you where to find Mexican food in Concord, NH! :)
great spinning, btw... looks yummy!
Posted by: Kate at May 10, 2007 7:19 AM
And your yarn shop opens when? Just gorgeous! I love how he Dandy Lion spun up!
Posted by: Carol at May 10, 2007 7:24 AM
Love me them blues! (Not to slight the other colors; they are beautiful too.) See you Saturday. I can hardly wait.
Posted by: Lucia at May 10, 2007 7:42 AM
I love the look of the Navajo plied yarn!
I will be there on Saturday. Let me know if there is a blogger meet up. I will definitely attend!
I really need NO fiber, but you can be sure to find me walking around with a big bag of something of the wooly variety ....... ah, the addiction is terrible.
Looking forward to "meeting" you in person :-)
Posted by: Donna at May 10, 2007 7:50 AM
Waaaaa...look at all the people who will be there. You have been spinning like crazy. It all looks so good.
Posted by: margene at May 10, 2007 7:50 AM
WOW...it's all so beautiful! Have fun at the festival this weekend.
Posted by: Robin in VA at May 10, 2007 7:55 AM
You HAVE been busy...yikes! It's all very pretty!
Ken and I will be floating around NH, so a meetup would be fun :-)
Posted by: Kim at May 10, 2007 8:01 AM
Carole - those are just beautiful! I love the Dandy Lion color the best. but the rest are all ties for second. I'll just have to be with you in spirit at the festival and await your photo essay upon your return. Buy for all of us.
Posted by: Deb at May 10, 2007 8:03 AM
It all looks wonderful! I am partial to the Strawberry Fields colorway myself.
I won't be going to NH unfortunately. I need little break after going to festivals two weeks in a row. I do believe I am going to try to get to the MA festival for the first time though. Have a great time on Saturday!
Posted by: Karen at May 10, 2007 8:05 AM
It all looks great! I really love the Strawberry Fields. I haven't gotten to mine yet, but I'm going to have to after seeing your yarn.
I'd love to be in New Hampshire on Sunday, but that's a heck of a long flight for me :) I hope you have a great time, and be sure to buy lots of beautiful fiber!
Posted by: Rachel at May 10, 2007 8:10 AM
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I especially love the blue, yellow, green colorway. Mme Purl and I will be at NH S&W on Saturday, look out for us if you're there that day.
Posted by: Julie at May 10, 2007 8:11 AM
Nice job on the spinning! Linda at Grafton Fibers really does have a way with color!
A blogger meet-up would be fun. I was thinking maybe 12 noon gathering, but right now the Yankee Shepherd website is done, so I don't have a fairgrounds map.
Posted by: Helen at May 10, 2007 8:11 AM
Beautiful stuff! It's the aftermath of the fiber fests that put me in the spinning mood. I got tons of stuff last weekend and I still haven't used a couple of things that I got 2 years ago! (Of course, I didn't spin the stuff from two years ago, but had to get out some of the new stuff.)
Posted by: Alison at May 10, 2007 8:19 AM
Pretty! Pretty! That Black Lamb is a lot of fun.
Posted by: Chris at May 10, 2007 8:25 AM
wow, you have been busy. looks beautiful and yea for hannah wanting a hat.
Posted by: Kathleen at May 10, 2007 8:30 AM
You certainly have been busy! They're all lovely.
Posted by: Julie at May 10, 2007 8:37 AM
I'll run into you on Sat, and if I don't find you soon I'll call your cell. I'll be trying out wheels in the Russo and Golding booths.
I've been spinning like crazy all week too, trying to clear off bobbins for the plying workshop on Sunday.
Posted by: Cheryl at May 10, 2007 8:45 AM
Beautiful job on all of these. I think I like the strawberry fields the best. Next time I need a fiber fix, I'm going to have to go for some of that. Of course that might be a while after Maryland. ;)
Posted by: Jessica at May 10, 2007 9:18 AM
Ooh, I love the Grafton Fiber blues! Hopefully we'll make it up saturday-I was going to make it a weekend dillio, but reality of baby-budgeting has cut it down to just a saturday trip. Boo-hoo!
Posted by: Heather R. at May 10, 2007 9:18 AM
It's all gorgeous ... I'll see you Saturday!
Posted by: Ruth at May 10, 2007 9:21 AM
One of these years I'll make it to NH. But with the boychild being just 6 years old I don't even want to think about the mommy-points I'd lose being away on Mother's Day.
Posted by: Rachel H at May 10, 2007 9:26 AM
Wow! You've been very busy. All of the spinning looks great. I really love the Fiber Club stuff. Go fill that fiber drawer back up now.
Posted by: hillary at May 10, 2007 9:35 AM
All so pretty! Have fun at NHS&W -- how far a drive is that for you?
Posted by: amanda at May 10, 2007 9:35 AM
Don't cry, Margene: I can't go either. (See Karen's comments!) But, I must say that Carole is on to something here. It's amazing how much smaller the yarn looks than the pile o'fiber it came from. Beautiful yarns, Carole!
Posted by: Marcia Cooke at May 10, 2007 9:40 AM
Whoa, Carole, that's great stuff! And I thought I was being a prolific spinner. Great job on all of them. I'll miss seeing you this weekend. (Gotta work.)
Posted by: Dave Daniels at May 10, 2007 10:21 AM
Yarn - homespun yarn - one of the happiest most beautiful things in the world. I guess I get emotional about everyone's spinning - not just my own. heh Beautiful Carole. :)
Posted by: Laura at May 10, 2007 10:30 AM
gorgeous stuff, your spinning is great. Tell Dale to look for big Al. we'll be there for the day. cell phones on!!!
Posted by: blogless sharon at May 10, 2007 10:31 AM
I'm hoping I'll make it. The parents are coming for a weekend visit, and I may just round everyone up on Saturday morning and inform them that we are all going to New Hampshire for the day. ;-)
I'm curious--when you have a wheel in (almost?) every room, how do you choose which one to spin on? Does it depend on the kind of fiber you're using, or the weight of yarn you want to spin, or is it just about what room of the house you feel like spending time in? ;-)
Posted by: Beth S. at May 10, 2007 10:42 AM
Have a wonderful time! And you can now purchase fiber extravagantly knowing you've got some space in the drawer for it, eh?
Posted by: Anne at May 10, 2007 10:58 AM
I may run into you there. . .:-)
Posted by: Wanda at May 10, 2007 11:04 AM
Very pretty spinning! Have fun at the festival!
Posted by: Risa at May 10, 2007 11:38 AM
Fiber *drawer*??? Bwahahahaha! Oh, Carole, that's priceless. :D
Posted by: Marcy at May 10, 2007 11:41 AM
Oh, good, I've been watching for someone to declare a blogger meeting at NH! I'll be there with my husband Saturday.
Thanks,Carole and Helen!
Posted by: Crafting Jen at May 10, 2007 11:50 AM
Beautiful stuff! Not looking like I will make it, but if I do, I'm sure we'll bump into one another, at the meetup or elsewhere.
Posted by: PumpkinMama at May 10, 2007 12:32 PM
I'll be with ya sister in mind, not body. Too far to travel from California! But I'll be at Black Sheep in June in Eugene Oregon!
Posted by: Lynette at May 10, 2007 12:49 PM
Gorgeous!
Have a lovely weekend!
Posted by: Cookie at May 10, 2007 12:49 PM
drool, drool, drool *g*
Posted by: Romi at May 10, 2007 1:04 PM
I'm sadly square. Boo hoo hoo.
Posted by: Kathy at May 10, 2007 2:11 PM
I WISH I could be there, but DH said "not unless you win the lotto". Guess I better go buy a ticket.
Your new yarns are absolutely beautiful. That's very smart of you to spin it up to make room for more fiber!
Posted by: ~Kristie at May 10, 2007 2:47 PM
What amazing skeins!!! My gosh - just gorgeous :-)
Posted by: Esther at May 10, 2007 3:28 PM
Wow! You've been busy! Everything looks great!
Posted by: Susan at May 10, 2007 7:14 PM
Lovely, lovely, lovely!
Posted by: Jennifer at May 10, 2007 10:00 PM
Your yarn is beautiful! Have fun this weekend.
Posted by: Beth at May 10, 2007 10:22 PM
woo hoo lookie that spinning!
that Black Lamb is my fav - although the deep blue is amazing as well.
Happy shopping, must fill us the stash again!
Posted by: Teyani at May 10, 2007 11:47 PM
Beautiful spinning! See you Saturday :o)
Posted by: JessaLu at May 11, 2007 10:59 PM
Lovely spinning! I do admit a weakness for the dandylion and the blues. Yes, you have permission to buy. What? Oh. Already done? I see. What happens at Friends Folly stays at Friends Folly. At least for a little while.
Posted by: Laurie at May 12, 2007 5:31 PM
Weeping.
I'm Helen... but I don't get to be at this delicious meet up
Snif
Some days, living in the Midwest REALLY SUX
Posted by: Helen at May 13, 2007 6:40 PM
