Fiber Festivals

February 8, 2017Ally General, Knitting, Other Bits and Bobs, Travel Leave a comment

Hi everyone! I have been searching for a resource that lists all of the Fiber Festivals in the United States and just when I thought I had a lot of work to do to create a list myself…I found this website and it’s updated for 2017!

Here is where you can find a list of fiber festivals broken down by region and date. They also have links to the festival websites (awesome!!!): http://fiddleheadfibers.com/fiber-festivals-list/

Here is where you can search for fiber festivals near you (someone pinch me): http://fiddleheadfibers.com/fiber-festivals-map/

Thank you for all the hard work, Fiddlehead Fibers!

P.S. If a spinner is reading this post, would you PLEASE read this post and let me know if you can help me find out what kind of spinning wheel this is / approximate years built/used? Or pass it along to anyone who may be able to help. Thank you!

Took a picture of this guy or gal a couple years ago at a fiber festival 🙂

What Kind of Spinning Wheel?

August 30, 2016Ally Knitting 1 Comment

I bought this spinning wheel in an antique shop and am trying to find out about it. After lots of searching, I THINK it could be Turkish but I really don’t know. Is there anyone out there who could help? I’d love to know what estimated years it’s from, where it’s from, the proper name for it, etc. It is missing some parts and it would help me possibly replace them if I knew more about the piece. Thank you for your help!

New Pottery!

April 23, 2016Ally Knitting Leave a comment

At a local arts & crafts festival today, I found an AWESOME booth. Clement Clayworks out of Springfield, MO. The owner had so many beautiful items.

Well, you know I just had to scoop up a yarn bowl. I love it!

It also has two holes on the side you can put your needles in when you’ve put your project down.

I’ve already put it to use!

On the bottom, it says “Clement / Enjoy Life!”

Like I said, the owner had absolutely beautiful items. I couldn’t pass up a bread bowl. He even added several free bread recipe cards to the purchase!

Can’t wait to use it!

My First Time Knitting Without an Already-Written Pattern

June 4, 2015Ally Knitting Leave a comment

Hi Everyone!

I decided to do something a little different and knit my own pattern. I decided something like a washcloth would be good to experiment with. I made it a little bit bigger than a normal washcloth, but that’s okay! I’m just happy I didn’t go off of an already-written pattern.

If you new to knitting, this pattern would be great practice for you. More experienced knitters should be able to modify it pretty easily to get the size they want.