Happy Holidays from Avalon Springs Farm!

Knit Group at Two Rivers Yarns

 

In session: working, laughing, in deep conversation!

Wednesday evenings from 6pm-8pm is the Two Rivers Yarn shop knit group.  Everyone is very warm and welcoming.  I was a new-comer this week to the group.   The shop is such a nice atmosphere to knit, spin, see what others are doing and chat about life and fiber.

 

Spinning at the group too!

Of course, we all had a few sweets and tea. Then I had a chance to hand out a few silly yarn notions and business cards. And, the group had me speak for a few minuts on the art of dying and fun of working with color.

 

Some display from the trunk show!

I also got to inverview the group a little and found there were not just knitters there - crocheters, spinners, felters, weavers, quilting was big too!  A little impulse shopping went on because we couldn't help ourselves.  I bought a beautiful little handmade shawl pin (by a relative of one of the evening's knitters).  So nice to buy local! 

 

Colors for winter, spring, summer, fall !

Part and parcel was "show and tell" which was fabulous.  And I am definitely bias in this case.  Linda Minnick of Mid Valley Fibers had knit tons.  She showed some holiday presents she had finished, but she gave a big plug for work she had done with Avalon Springs Farm yarn.  In particular, the Celtic Knot yarn bundles I make (multiple textured yarns of the same weight in a dye bath together.  I am pictured below wearing the shawl and since there was plenty more yarn, she began a triangle pattern textured scarf too. 

 

Avid dyer, beginner knitter.

Purple seems to be a favorite color of the evening too as I have been requested to make much more yarn in purple.  For my current trunk show there I have several yarn bases and lots of little knit kits (great for gifts).  The show runs through next Wednesday evening, the 19th.  So please do come on by - through the week or see you at knit group!

 

Work in progress from Mid Valley Fibers using Avalon Springs Farm yarn.

 

Trunk Show Announcement

I just occured to me that I made posts about my current trunk show on Facebook but not on my blog...  big ooops! 

Currently I have a trunk show going on -- it started Black Friday and runs through mid-December (Wednesday the 19th).  It is at Two Rivers Yarns in Brunswick MD. 
Two Rivers Yarn Shop

My focus was three fold - Yarn, Kits, Roving.  My three main hand-dyed yarn bases:  Merlin (worsted, wool 'n mohair), Gwenevere (DK, alpaca), and PenDragon (sport, superwash merino) are there.  Also a good selection of knit kits which I hoped may make good gift ideas.  They are all quick knits so there could be time left to produce yourself or perhaps give to the knitter on your list.  And, last but not least, a grouping of my rovings are present.

Reflected in the picture choices is the idea that there is some work in semi-solids and some in the rainbow dyeing in all three - the yarn, kits and roving.  Hope you enjoy the colors.

Check out Two River's website for shop hours, but they are open all weekend, of course, and a number of weekday hours too.  They also have a knit group that meets on Wednesday evenings.  Very nice.

Happy Holidays everyone!

The wash is done:

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I just finished washing these fleeces that came to me by way of our sheerer, Emily C. They were pets, but what prety fleeces.  They are all colored fleeces each one slightly darker than the one above it.  All combinations of cream, gray, chocolate, tan, and medium red/brown.  All nice and young and soft.

I like blending wool, mohair and alpaca.  It is a favorite blend.  I feel that each one has its special contibution: 

The wool adding knitability, the mohair for color punch, and the alpaca for the touchability.

So off to contemplate what these will become...

Roving, humm - Felt, humm - Yarn, humm

What a yummy delima!