Finished objects and my fibre fest update

Since my last post, I managed to finish my Orbit shawl, my Halloween socks and last Sunday I attended the Fibre Fest at Singleton. I knit the Orbit shawl for the one skein challenge my knitting guild is holding this month.

The shawl pattern is by Janina Kallio and I used one skein of 8ply Nunnaba Yarns in the Wisteria colourway. Out of a 100g ball I had 7g of yarn left over and if I could change anything it would be the needle size. I wish I had used a 5.5mm needle instead of a 5mm.

I managed to finish my Halloween socks on the 30th and I absolutely love them. The yarn is Lovebird Lane Yarn, in the Freddy, colourway it's my first time knitting with this brand and I have already placed another order.

On Sunday I attended the Fibre Fest held at Singleton in NSW. It was my first time attending the festival and although I thoroughly enjoyed buying more yarn. The two standouts were meeting up with my fellow knitters and walking the grounds on this lovely convent. 

While walking around the grounds it felt like I had gone back in time. And I could almost imagine scenes of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries playing out on the grounds in front of me. 

As it was my first time attending I didn't realise that they held tours of the church, this is something that I would like to do next time.

A couple of days before the festival I came across a photo on Instagram of a beautiful bright pink yarn from Drover & Classer that I knew I had to have, so my first stop was the Mulberry & Flax stand where got to meet Jennifer and the very talented Rachael behind the Drover & Classer yarn. And as you can see I managed to pick up five balls of the gorgeous wild raspberry colourway in the 8ply yarn. I also managed to pick up quite a few goodies from some other pretty amazing dyers and stall holders. 

It was such a lovely day and I'm so grateful for all the hard work that the NSW Knitters guild and all the stall holders put into the weekend.

Happy Saturday!

One skein challenge

In my last post, I mentioned that I will be attending the 2018 Fibre Fest that is held at the Sisters of Mercy convent in Singleton. I also mentioned that I was knitting the first Fibre Festival shaw. And that I would fail miserably at this challenge. That defeat happened on Tuesday when I realised I had made an error in the lace section and I didn't have the strength to rip it back. I gently put my shawl in its bag and we currently aren't talking.

Yesterday I moved forward to the one skein challenge that my Knitting Guild is having. The challenge is to knit or crochet something with either a 50g or 100g skein. All projects are to be completed by the 28th of October. I feel that this is a challenge I can complete.

I picked the pattern Orbit by Janina Kallio. And I am using a skein of 8ply yarn from Nunnaba Yarns that I purchased from Skein Sisters.

Until next time, happy knitting.

Wishful thinking

On Sunday the 28th of October I will be attending the 2018 Fibre Fest that is held at the Sisters of Mercy convent in Singleton. Back in July the first Fibre Festival shaw pattern was released by the very generous and talented Dominique Trad.

I, unfortunately, did not start my Shawl until last month. I now have two weeks to complete my shawl, a task that cannot be completed.

I'm knitting my shawl with Wollmeise yarn in the Robinson and Freitag colourways. I absolutely love how they look together. And although I know I have no chance of finishing my shawl in time, I am still loving the process.

Happy weekend.