Knit Along and the Flock and Fiber Festival 2014

 This year I was lucky to have my mom in town for a visit so we got to stroll around together at the annual Flock and Fiber Festival at our own pace kid free which was pretty lovely in itself. I really admire the dedication and passion that the fiber artist have for their crafts. I only bought one skein of yarn this year and a cute knit lamb purse that I plan to give to Nalah for Christmas. It can be a little overwhelming. My favorite part is visiting the fiber animals, they crack me up and bring me joy. Just look at the little baby alpaca, awe.

This inspired me to get back on track with the Knit Alongs with Ginny from Small Things and share a few of my recent knitting projects.

Some recent knitting projects that I finally have finished and off the needles and ready to ship off to a dear friend of mine are a Triceratops from the pattern Prehistoric Pals that you can find at KnittingAtKnoon and an Easy Baby Cardigan from the book More Last Minute Knitted Gifts.

I just love these Dinos this is the fifth dinosaur I have made from the Pattern and I enjoy knitting them every time. It is such a well written ingenious pattern. I am in awe of folks who can think in stitches like that.

I have had this little sweater waiting around for ages to be mailed off I sure hope it will still fit the little guy it was made for. Fingers crossed!

I have read several good books in the last few weeks including Breathless by Anne Sward and Once Upon A River by  Bonnie Jo Campbell. Fall is such a great time for knitting and reading. I am hoping to keep up with the weekly Knit Alongs follow along with Ginny to share what your reading and knitting and see what other knitters are up to.

Welcome October!

It's the most wonderful time of the year.....

This weekend was the annual Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival in Canby Oregon. I very much look forward to it every year and was willing to brave the typhoon rains along with some friends to go out there this year.

I had to bring my little animal lover Nalah and she was just as thrilled as I was in the animal barn. It is just too much fun to see all the different fiber animals. The rabbits and alpacas and sheep and goats, they are all so lovely.

So wish I was able to bring them home ;)

The Flock....

         And the fiber.....

Isn't this sculpture amazing?! It has really inspired me to do more needle felting, just wish I had more time. This sculpture was made by Whimsical Ewe and you can visit her blog HERE.

Flock and Fiber Festival....

Check out the smile on the guy in the middle:)


Imagine the sock drawer this yarn could create..






slightly creepy.....





This is my third year attending the Flock and Fiber Festival in Canby,Oregon, but the first year I was able to go alone with friends without bringing the kids along. I could hardly believe my luck as I hardly ever go anywhere without one of my kids along.I felt a little guilty about visiting the animals without them, but it was so nice to be able to look at everything without being rushed or worrying about sticky fingers on hand spun yarns:) It was so great to have a little mama time.
The weather was beautiful and I brought home some beautiful wool roving for a future project.

Dream pets.....

It would have to be a Sheep. I laughed so hard just looking at their funny faces and wild unkempt hair - do's. I mean, how could you be angry or sad if you had a face like that to look at every day.
My favorite part of the zoo is the Sea Lions. They put on a little show swimming back flips in front of the glass over and over again,and they peek in just to make sure someone is watching. I could spend all day watching them.
So I guess my ideal future home will have space for Sea Lions and Sheep. Hey, here in Oregon it is do-able.We once visited the boat docks in Astoria and saw a man who had two huge Sea Lions sleeping on his boat and one on the dock right next to him. He even had names for them....I will have to see if I can find the pictures I took.