Flower Child is all about triangles. This is one:
It's not much to look at, but you'll ooh and aah when all those triangles are seamed together!
We took the boys for hike at Blackhand Gorge a couple weeks ago, and learned all about leaving no trace, being polite on hikes, and patience. We'll be relearning these lessons all summer. We hope that when the time comes for our trip to Nova Scotia in August we won't have to constantly repeat phrases such as "stay to the right," "not so loud," "leaves of three, let them be," (a very important one to know for a long camping trip)
and "we'll be there when we get there." We also learned what is NOT an emerald ash borer, and what IS a six-spotted tiger beatle.
I've also been working on a pair of Mom's Simple Cable Socks, knit from Earthly Hues Saplings in the Brooding colourway.
I made a lot of progess while exhibiting Earthly Hues yarns at the Hoosier Hills Fiber Arts Festival in Franklin, Indiana last weekend.
Earthly Hues' Booth
I had a lot of fun, met very nice new friends and caught up with old friends. I must say, fiber arts people are very fun, kind, careing people always ready to lend a hand. Rolene, Paul, and Sam at Barnhart Studios/Mother of Purl were my neighbors, and they helped to watch my booth and then helped me load my car in return for a few kisses...Hershey's that is. Diane at Sistermaide and her husband were also very nice. Diane is the driving force behind Sistermaide, beautiful hand-turned wooden knitting, spinning, and crochet tools. We had a great meal together at Famous Dave's after Friday's show. Samantha and Paul at Samantha In Stitches helped watch my booth when I had to run off to the loo or to grab a drink (or to shop). Samantha has some really beautiful sock yarn and lotions, as well as project bags in her shop. We decided we were perfect neighbors because our yarns are very, very different colorwise. Samantha organized a train ride for knitters, that sounds like a great way to spend a weekend, and I donated a sock kit for a door prize. I hope you're having a great ride ladies and gents! I had a nice time visiting with Deb at Maple Row Stock and Wool, Dianne at Creatively Dyed, and Catherine at Knitting Notions. Dianne's daughter just got her learning permit and is driving...happy belated birthday Princess!
Of course, I made a few purchases, under the guise of market research:
A rug hooking kit, complete with hook, from Mustard Seed Primitive Designs (Earthly Hues is considering dyeing woolens for rug hooking):
A couple ounces of silver-grey angora fur from Hop-Along Hoppitry Angoras:
A smallish fleece from Gwenyth Glenn Wensleydales (Earthly Hues is considering dyeing these locks to sell for needle felters and other fibre artists):
And a couple of bags, one of which is destined to become a prize at my next show (Woolfest), from The Northside Knitting Guild (the Guild sends all proceeds from the sale of the beautiful bags to charity):
The other bag I'm keeping for myself! :) Guess which one of these bags an Ohioan is likely to like best? I'll give you a clue: Go Bucks! Read about the Woolfest contest at Earthly Hues' blog!
ETA: Fixed bad links. URG!
