Last weekend my dear knitting buddy and i took a trip to the Bendigo Wool and Sheep Show...all up a very absorbing and woolly affair! We raced around, meeting folk who knit, spin, whittle, peddle luxurious yarns, design knitting patterns, enter knitting competitions, dye wool and breed woolly beasts! Pure indulgence for a wool obsessed gal like moi...
I was quite restrained in the wool procurement department, very largely due to a few boxes of the stuff sitting at home awaiting transformation!
Here's a few pics!
This gentleman was a real charmer, wearing the viking mail and helmet (complete with beard) made from his own spun yarn! Marvellous!
The beasts!!
Weaving by
Heather Dunn, preparing for her exhibition in Bathurst. Below is her "leaf litter" dyeing.
This gorgeous dress was showing at
Viewpoint Handmade Gallery in Bendigo. I failed to note the maker of this divine felt and leaf dyed garment (if anyone know be sure to enlighten me!)
And the very modest booty, but very exciting!
The
Fibre Company Meadow: a 2-ply lace weight blend of merino, baby llama, silk + linen purchased from the lovely
Alex of ZigoZago. It was so great to meet her and rant and rave wool!!
The colour is Pennyroyal, and oh my goodness....
I am toying with the idea of creating a
Seashore Cowl like the
lovely Lori made, combining with the Suri Silk/Alpaca (above) purchased by the most amazing salt of the earth woman,
Robyn Betts, gets this soft heavenly stuff spun from her own animals!!
Below is a skein of her MeriSuri, where she has teamed with a friend to make a truly incredible merino and suri alpaca mix. The colour is also enchanting!
And something else a'brewin'.
Knittin' and sangin'. Just heaven. We got a name'n'all.
Dear Cedar.
Joining Ginny and her
Yarn Along: still going with Hitch (very slowly!) and reading a wonderful book written by an incredible creative couple, Australian actor William McInnes and his wife, filmmaker and animator
Sarah Watts (who since writing the book has passed away),
Worse Things Happen at Sea. Amazingly intelligent, inspiring read!
