Nonetheless, I think I have a good excuse for being MIA at the end of KnitCroBloWeek: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival was this past weekend! Traffic was dreadful and the weather was heinously hot, but oh it was worth it. Angela and I frolicked around, checking out the yarn vendors and plotting ways to steal an alpaca. We left without one (unless you count the alpaca and silk roving I bought), but we did pat quite a few of them on their adorably fluffy heads.
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| From Maryland Sheep & Wool 2010 |
In the end, we spent much more time in the barns than around the vendors, checking out the myriad breeds of sheep and pitying them as they panted in the near-90 degree heat. The ones being sheared looked much relieved, I must say! And really, there is nothing more disheartening than seeing a food vendor with a sign for lamb gyro only steps away from a barn full of bleating sheep...
Surprisingly, I only bought a few bags of roving... likely because I was ogling the spinning wheels, which is inspiring me to save my money. This was my first MDSW, and all in all, it was such a fun day. Next plan - visit the Painted Spring Alpaca Farm near York, Pennsylvania. Who's in?!
7 comments:
Looks like so much fun!
Definitely a good excuse. :-) I know what you mean about wanting to kidnap an alpaca; they are so, so sweet. Although I'm rather partial to that black sheep, too...
Darn cute creatures!
Love those sheep! I have this fantasy of sheering a sheep and taking the wool from it all the way to a garment...with my present life, it will never happen but what a fun project that would be. mmm... I feel a homeschool idea forming...maybe we could all do it and then see what cool things we could make! I'm adding you to my blog list so that I come visit and not miss a post. :)
Aww, what a bunch of cuties.
Sheep=win! A sheep festival sounds so funny.
awww..love the black sheep!
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