It’s finished.  I just gave it a quick steam.  Spring Greens against spring greens just do not show this off.  I’ll take full shots when the sun comes out and I can figure out where to show it off.  Here’s a preview:

  click on pic to get a close up of the beaded yarn

 

At 7:15 am Cindy and I loaded up and headed north to NH.  We had a quick stop in Concord to drop off C’s mom then backtracked over to Rt 89 and Contoocook.  The weather held (despite forecasts of rain both days) and we were treated to spring at it’s best in New England.  First stop, French Hill Farm to check out all the new Forrester spindles.  Cindy is still waiting for her Safari and we wanted to see if any had showed up for sale at the fair.  No luck, but we had fun trying some from the great selection that she had there.  Leaving that tent, I ran (almost immediately) into a majority of the Friends of Fiber, our monthly spinning group in Vermont.  Jessie was walking along holding her new Forrester Safari, just showing it off..  coincidence.. stranger than fiction??  I went on to talk to Helen about the Alden Amos workshop that’s coming up.  That’s where we bumped into Cassie, Norma and Stephanie.  I could link here, but you all know who they are.  (I must have missed you there Margene, were you off checking out one of the barns??  lol)  The day continued in that way.  It’s one of things I like best about NH.  It’s small enough to actually meet people, hang and relax.  At Zeilinger’s I found a bag of this:

  1/3 alpaca, 1/3 mohair, 1/3 wool

more barns..  is anything cuter that baby angora goats?

  a horny little year old Jacob 

and speaking of horn..

  I got buttons. 

Then it was time to meet Kim for lunch (so good to meet you finally).  If you check out her blog you’ll see what she came home with, and I am green with envy.  Kim, it’s beautiful.  I really need to sit down and try out one of those wheels.  Lucky girl, I’m glad to hear you’re alive to tell about it ;-))
The rest of the day was spent poking around, visiting with friends, and lining up this summers’ spinning agenda.  This year we (Friends of Fiber) are going back to the Champlain Valley Fair to spin(and several others), it’s been several years since we’ve done that one.  The season is really shaping up.
That’s it for now, I’ve got 160 sts left to bind off on my Leaf Lace Shawl.  It was all I could do to break to post.  Likely there WILL be an update.

 

A quick reminder.. this weekend is the New Hampshire Sheep & Wool.  This is, for those of you who have not gone to other fairs, a very manageable show.  It’s smallish, has great vendors and lots of animals.  The fairgrounds this time of year are very beautiful (despite the prediction for cool damp weather) with very tall white pines and a lovely trail leading into the grounds.  The town is one of those blink and you might miss it places with the fun name.. Contoocook. There may be good places to eat, but other than a general store, I’ve not found them.  If you are in and around the Concord area, it is definitely worth the trip.  I’ll be there Saturday.  On the way, I’m delivering C’s Mom back home, doing the Mom swap after a week’s stay with us.  That make me a wee bit late, but as I said, it is a relaxed fair, especially after the craziness of Maryland.

Finally, here’s a pic of the lovely beaded bag handle I got from Frivolous Fibers

the gorgeous mohair blend from Persimmon Tree in colorway Antique Rose 

and just because ( TypePad is NOT letting me get out of Italics) a picture from my parents backyard..wild (?) turkey..