Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival was fabulous, as always! This late September event never fails to delight.
I had a full class for my Brioche Pastiche hat on Saturday morning, very fun. The power of group learning is strong! And then I met friends for lunch and zipped around to see the sights.
I love the real-ness of Icelandic wool, and you can’t get more real than this! He’s from Ten O’Cock Farms in Beavercreek, OR.
A bunny parade brought some bunnies out of the barn so they wouldn’t be overlooked. So soft.
And there was shopping. This lazy kate was strangely mesmerizing. The woodworker, Dave Yocom, has been coming to OFFF for a long time; I’ve been admiring his bowls for years.
I bought this DK weight gradient (Practical Tactical Brilliance) and speckle (When You Said Hi, I Forgot My Dang Name) from Scarlet Tang of Huckleberry Knits. I’m having a grand time trying to make an idea come to life; we’ll see if it pans out.
And I bought two more shawl pins from One of a Kind Buttons. I love these little clay pins; they stay nicely in my shawls and help keep me together.
The day was swiftly drawing to a close, so I went to see the kids running their kids (ha!) through the goat obstacle course. Very fun. How had I missed this event for so many years?
At this point in the afternoon, the skies darkened and the thunder and lightning began. I made it to my car in time for torrential sleet-filled rain. Whoa. September fun!
I went back on Sunday afternoon because I wanted to see the judging results upstairs in the pavilion. This was the Grand Champion winner, and I think it won by a mile.
A 100% silk knitted lace shawl. Coleen Nimetz raised the silkworms, unreeled the silk cocoons, spun and plied the yarn, dyed it, and knit this masterpiece.
The tiny size 11 delica beads are almost gilding the lily, but they’re perfect, too. Congratulations to the winner!
Also? I loved this felted fox by Dana Nishimura. And I just noticed the flowers on its chest when I zoomed in to look more closely.
Also not to be missed: The ladies in the Knitted Wit booth! They had been shopping together, clearly. Hi Shannon, Maria, and Lorajean!
It was a grand weekend, and it feels like a long time ago, but it’s been less than a month. Tempus fugit!
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I’m eager to see what happens with that yarn!
It’s a continuation of the orange/multi experiment from before. The plied yarn is working better for what I want. Now fine tuning, five repeats in. A lot of “I wish I’d thought of that earlier” going on! So this prototype won’t be perfect, but very helpful, an very pretty!
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OMG! Those BUNNIES!!!! SOOO CUTE!
Soooooo SOFT!
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The bunnies! The sheep! Looks like it was a wonderful festival!