On a mission

I was a woman on a mission at the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Fair on Saturday. I was there for the fiber to spin. I found lots:

This pretty batt is merino, wool and firestar. I bought it a the booth of Sheepish Creations.

I bought some undyed merino at the Little Barn booth (two bags full, ha ha):

I don't know if I'll spin it white and dye it when the yarn is done or dye the fiber first. Maybe I'll leave it white. We'll see what happens when I get that far.

I also bought 4 ounces of bombyx silk fiber at the same booth:

I'm a sucker for the shiny stuff.

I also bought this fiber:

It's from the booth After the Sheep. The fiber is merino, bamboo and nylon. It's so soft and spins really nicely. I bought two braids of this. The dye lots look almost the same, but I think I am going to spin both and ply them together so that the yarn matches.

I couldn't wait to get home and spin this. It sure helps when you have fiber that wants to work with you! And my Golding spindle doesn't hurt either. I love it. It spins so long that I can get at least 18 inches spun before I have to wind it on.

I also bought some yarn:

The yarn is from Knitting Notions. Love the colors and it was on sale!

My shawl is coming along. Ten rows left and it's history.

I didn't get much knitting done in the car. I was looking at the scenery and navigating for Paulette.

The Fiber and Folk Art fair was fun. I would go again. There was lots more knitting and spinning stuff than quilting, pottery and basketry. There was a food court with yummy food. I had potato pancakes for lunch, topped off with a deep fried Twinkie for dessert. The Twinkie was good. It was the first time I had tried one. All the fried stuff made me sleepy on the ride home. All in all, a fun day!!