Another FO

My knitting is suddenly yielding some finished objects. In just a few days of steady knitting, I was able to finish a Storm Cloud Shawlette out of some mystery purple sock yarn from my stash (probably from Ebay or Etsy). I'm not sure how useful this will be, but I will figure out how to wear it when it is cooler.

Truly Tasha

May has flown by! I bit the bullet and finished the Truly Tasha shawl pattern by Nancy Bush. I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Black Cherry, almost 8 full skeins. I love the way it turned out, and it was pretty easy to knit -- lots of mindless garter stitch and an easy garter stitch edging once I got the hang of it & memorized it. It will be a nice, warm shawl -- too bad I finished it just as the weather is getting warm!

MDSW

I finally made it to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival for the first time today. Jeff drove me up, and was shocked at the half-hour back-up of cars to get into the place at 9:30 a.m. (it opened at 9, and my friend Trudy had gotten there at 8). It was raining when I first got there, but it let up. I ran into Trudy a little after noon, and while I was talking with her, a coworker of hers (JessMary) and her friend came up. They had gotten there at around 10:30 and had just come from the Ravelry meet-up. I'd completely lost track of the time, so I missed it.

The crowd was huge. I did manage to buy some yarn -- my first purchase was at Carolina Homespun. 2 skeins of Curious Creek Fibers Meru in the Moonshine colorway. 51% wild tussah silk, 49% merino wool 50 g - 450 m. Hand painted. Lovely lace yarn. Next purchase was 5 skeins of Silk 'n Kid yarn at Kid Hollow Farm. 40% kid mohair, 40% silk, 20% wool. 2.2 oz and 165 yds. Tie dye colorway. Third and final purchase was 3 skeins of solo silk at Brooks Farm. 4 oz. and 400 yds. 50/50 fine wool and silk in a mix of blue & green.