rhinebeck re-entry
Rhinebeck was great. Re-entry was really hard last year -- 6 hours of driving on Sunday after a long weekend, so I took today off too.
I didn't buy a lot this year. I'm getting much better with my festival purchases. Pictured above are 2 of the 4 purchases I made:
- morehouse merino dragon scarves in red (for my sister-in-law) and green for my nephew. Matching scarves!
- Shelridge Farms soft touch wool/cotton in charcoal (on order) with tangerine accents (I'm thinking of piping along the zipper and armhole) for this vest from knitting classic style by veronik Avery.
- laceweight from Sliver Moon Farms in denim blues for a pullover inspired by Lolly's from last year.
My only regret of the weekend is that I missed at least 5 people that I was on the lookout for all weekend -- Glenna, Kate, Katy and her mom, and Vicki. The festival just isn't that big -- how does that happen? And just like last year when we couldn't stop running into Katy and her mom, I kept running into Ann (who finished her cabled sweater and it's awesome!) and Elspeth (who finished her knitted dress and it's awesome too!).
I'm sure you're all curious about St. Brigid. Did I finish in time?
I sure did!
I finished the final grafting at about 2am Sunday morning, just in time to wear it around on Sunday. I wanted to give it a full wet block before its FO pics, so look for them this coming weekend (it's drying now and it's going to take a while). I will say this for now though -- I'm so happy I finished it, I'm so happy to be able to wear it, and I'm so certain I won't make something else big and cabley like that for a very long time.
With a sweater as beautiful as yours, I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to tackle more cables immediately... Nice to meet you!
Wish I'd been there to see St. Brigid!
You finished! Good for you.
Did anyone recognize you just by your sweater?
Sigh. Good reason not to see me...my mom wussed out. :) And I figured a private audience with St. Brigid (and you) would be finer! Maybe mine will be done by then too. Not that anything tops the marathon that is yours!!
Yay, glad you finished it! Can't wait to see it. =D
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN??? I was on the look-out for you all weekend, too! Next year (!), we're going to have to come up with a better system (cell phones, anyone?) for all the people I must see, if only for a quick hello & hug. I'm sorry sorry I missed you.
Nice purchases! I missed people I was looking for too. St. Brigid looked totally awesome! I'm so glad you got to wear it for a little while at least. See you soon!
Your St. Brigid is gorgeous - love that blue and nice to know it works in Cascade 200!
The only yarn I bought was from the two vendors you pictured. If Shelridge Farms and Morehouse Merino were the only ones at Rhinebeck next year I'd be there! Great choices.
I'm sad I missed your sweater on Sunday, but I'm really glad we saw you on Saturday!
I missed you, too! But I missed some others too, darn it all. Well, I suppose there were 12,000 people there, a few were likely to slip through the cracks. I'll just have to do better "next year"! :D
I missed you, too! But I missed some others too, darn it all. Well, I suppose there were 12,000 people there, a few were likely to slip through the cracks. I'll just have to do better "next year"! :D
I can't wait to see the St. Brigid. It must have really stood out in the Rhinebeck crowd!
sounds like you had a lot of fun!!! can't wait to see the final blocked shots!
I am sorry I missed you this weekend. You are right, the festival is not that big, how is it possible! I am sure Brigid is gorgeous...how about a post so those of us who didn't get to see it in person can ooh and ahh?
So if I go next year will I get to meet you?