It was wolly-licious! And really busy and I don’t think we even saw everything.
Highlights included –
- Getting to gaze at other’s projects on the bus (and giving up on my really complicated lace knitting that I had randomly brought with me after about two minutes)
- Admiring the yarn bombing that welcomed us as we arrived
- Seeing a sheep sheered (it was somewhat reluctant and was very ashamed to be naked in front of the other sheep)
- Buying wool made out of baby camel – then feeling guilty that it may be a little cold now
- Meeting alpaca (never actually worked out the difference between lama and alpaca)
- Learning to spin (no I take that back – being convince spinning is easy enough to buy spinning things)
- Admiring ‘Flock’ – I’m definitely making a cute little sheep for it. http://www.jointheflock.co.uk/
- Trying to actually do spinning on a drop spindle on the bus on the way home. It’s a bit lumpy due to doing it on a bus. I’m calling it ‘Roundabout yarn’
I then took my haul of knitting straight to the Sailing Clubs Summer Party. I think all of our sailing fraternity were thrilled as I regaled them with stories of yarn derring-do – and sheep-antics – well at least the barman told me the alcohol consumption increased on my arrival.
Obviously due to how much they were all enjoying it.
The Knitting Sailor 
Great yarn!
I like to spin a good story!
I took a knitter to watch some sailing races today. Somehow I don’t think I will ever be able to persuade a sailor to come with me to watch knitting.
Have you not seen the Wimbledon news? Us knitters will go watch anything… as long as we can take our knitting with us! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167281/Wimbledon-2012-All-eyes-Andy-Murray-interested-knitting.html
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