So we went to the Pa Farm Show last week and had a great day check'in out lots of critters, eating lots of food, and just having a nice no-work no-school sort of day. It makes a huge difference now that Tater is big enough to run around and keep up with everybody else. No stroller, no carrying a 30lb sleeping child... yea for parental freedom!
There are a lot of reasons people go to the farm show. Me? I really just love all the animals. You'd think that growing up in the country around farms would have watered down the fluffy animal gigglies in a person but really, animals still make me go all starry-eyed just as quickly as a baby does.
I'm pretty sure this guy wanted to come live at my house...
These guys wanted to come too...
I'm tell'in ya... I need a barn ASAP!
And being the knitting geek that I am I couldn't help but see the color-work potential in the poultry room...
On knitting...
Thanks so much for all the compliments on the seaming/sleeve tutorial thinger. Often the biggest issue a person runs into when it comes to any kind of hand-craft isn't that they "can't" do something but rather that they aren't sure how. I tend to be a very visual learner (and teacher) so I find it just makes sense to break things down into small visual bites.
The sweater I used for the tutorial is a new design I just finished up. The sample modeled by Daughter the Elder is patterned to range from a child's size 2-14 but because I liked it so much and had so many inquires I am also currently working on an adult version. The spreadsheets for sizing are done so I just need to finish knitting the sample.
Once all that is done I'll get it all formatted and get good pics and then it will be available, hopefully in time for the next TGB newsletter mid-February.
Here's a quick peek at some other things that are going on...
a basic kid's vest...
and a little sewing...
The above sewing is actually a project I started way back before my sudden urge to move back to the country so its been sitting neglected for several months. Tater is actually the one who asked about it the other day so I had to go dig it out. The kid has a memory like the proverbial elephant.
Love that child's vest. Funny, I never think of putting two color ribbing on a solid color garment, but it really makes it special.
Posted by: elizabeth m | January 16, 2008 at 05:06 PM
The poultry building is always my favorite at the fair, and yes, I have looked at chickens and thought "how could I knit that?" ;)
Posted by: Cindy | January 15, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I don't think it's weird at all (the chickens and the color work, I mean). They make me think of color work too.
Posted by: Rebecca | January 14, 2008 at 07:04 PM
The chickens are gorgeous!
I love imagining the colourwork possibilities there. But really, they are lovely on their own.
Oooh - dollies or country animals?
Posted by: Miss Scarlett | January 14, 2008 at 03:45 PM