Maryland Sheep & Wool and Yarncentrick 2024 Recap - Yarn Journeys Episode 29

Let's go to one of the best fiber festivals in North America! The first weekend of May is always the dates for the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival, and Yarncentrick was the Friday before. We'll head to both and see all the beautiful yarn, fleece and fun. And, I'll go through the yarn and wool haul I brought home. As always, I provide an update on the progress of my current knitting and spinning projects. Finally, there's a wonderful surprise treat at the end.
//Patterns Mentioned:
Glittering Snowscape Shawl by Stephen West ‪@StephenWest‬
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A Study in Pink by Melanie Berg
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Inclinations Shawl by Andrea Mowry ‪@dreareneeknits‬
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DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry ‪@dreareneeknits‬
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I'm wearing:
The Tolsta Tee by Rebecca Clow (mis-spelled in the video! oops!)
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@Alovelyyarn 25 One Skein Patterns for That Special Skein of Fingering
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[@beverlythompson3246]

Fantastic podcast Melanie! I laughed out loud when you talked about ‘squishavision’! It was great to see all the loveliness at the sheep &wool show. Your soinning and all your knitting projects look great- you are such a talented fibre artist!

[@YarnJourneys]

Wow! Thanks so much for your kind words, Beverly. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@christinebrown6154]

Nice to see your latest podcast. Loved your beautiful shawl. Your sweater is looking nice. Thanks from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@YarnJourneys]

Thank you, Christine!!! I'm so glad you liked it.

[@ginnied7346]

I thought those sheep were about to don armor and go off to the crusades 😄
Loved watching, thanks for sharing ❤

[@YarnJourneys]

So glad you enjoyed the video!

[@carinanderson8239]

Hey there Melanie! Maryland sheep and wool looked awesome. I love Junction Fiber Mill, too! You got the best project bag from them. Your Stephen West shawl is beautiful, and I didn't notice the end until youpointed it out. 😄 Living in SoCal, I have knitted with plant fibers a lot. I always swatch with several needles and wash the swatch, sometimes in the washing machine, to get an idea of how the fabric will behave. I don't like the feel of plant fibers while I knit, but you get used to it, some feel nicer than others. I tried knitting with banana fiber, I ended up giving it away, I didn't like it at all! I like to knit my tees up in pieces and sew them together, I think having seams gives the fabric more structure. Using wooden needles does help, but if you are using a fine yarn, metal needles are good, I have no trouble, anyway, and I am also a good knitter. Thanks for showing the lambs, they ARE cute! Take care.😁

[@YarnJourneys]

Thanks Carin! Those are very helpful tips on knitting cotton. And, I can see how seaming makes a lot of sense, because cotton knit garments with heavier yarn weights like DK and up can really s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Glad you enjoyed the video!