A Trip Report by Diane G.
Photos by Alex Iannelli
(report & photos posted here with permission)
Photos by Alex Iannelli
(report & photos posted here with permission)
HHCC'ers at the 103rd CT Sheep & Wool Festival. |
Crochet on Display. |
This is a small event, not really spreadout only 4 barns,
and some vendors outside under tents.
But there are a lot of things to see, pet and buy. If you ever go wear sturdy walking shoes as
there are not real paths or walkways except indoors. There were also sheep, sheep dogs, alpacas, and angora bunnies to pet.
While waiting for some parties interested in crochet, Ruth
whipped up a new hat for herself which she promptly put on hoping to get a
little warmer. Then she went out into
the sunshine and warmth to check out the vendors in the buildings next door and
returned wearing wool gloves that displayed only the tips of her fingers. Dee was toasty warm wearing her mittens,
while Nancy and I wore our fingerless mitts and wished we had the yarn to close
them up.
We all did our best to help the economy in CT by buying yarn,
crochet accessories ( stitch markets, hook markers and shawl pins), wooden
hooks, nantucket bags (at a deep discount), and even beads.More crochet the HHCC had on display. |
Nancy submitted two items for judging and won ribbons one first place, one third place. She had never entered anything anywhere before. We are working on her to enter items at the Big E.
That wind sure did blow through the partially open door of the Red barn and headed straight for us. We started to envy those sheep clustered in a pen about 25 feet away from us – that is until they started to loose their wooly covering as each were shorn in demos every half hour or so. I could see the surprised look on their faces as the first of their number returned naked, and he (or she) made straight for the center of the flock to stay warm. Towards the end of the day only two were left unshorn and they seemd to prefer staying in the middleof the rest of their buddies, but alas they too were shorn of their fleecy covering but not without demonstrating some resistance.
All in all a fine though chilly day. Only the second time I have attended and I am alrady planning on my warm wardrobe for next year – just in case.
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