Shepherd's Harvest

Last week I got an email from Dave (my dear husband) asking if I wanted to go out for brunch on Mother's day and I admitted that I had hoped to sneak off to Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival in Lake Elmo. Saturday was a busy day with lots of running so Sunday would be my only chance to go. The above pictures are of my lovely purchases. The top picture is the fiber that a very kind gentleman GAVE me when I told him I was a very beginning spinner and didn't really know what I was doing. So, now I need to try it out and see how it goes!

The next two pictures are of a pattern (Origami by Amy E. Anderson) and the yarn to make it. It is shawl like but buttons at the top center. It just looks warm and I am always up for anything warm. :-) It also come with directions for 6 sizes and can be made with sport weight or worsted weight yarn. I bought another pattern which I do not have a picture of. It is the Eyelet Ridge Shawl Variations by Rita O'Connell. Of course, I am thinking of changing it.....

And then we come to the roving (purple and white) which I couldn't resist. It is supposed to be an easy firer to work with for beginning spinners. I hope so.

And finally two pictures of the skein of Happy Hands Hand dyed Fiber by Kim Leach in the Pinball Wizard colorway, which is mainly purple, as you may have noticed. It is a whopping 560 yards. I am not sure what it will be, but it will be beautiful, no matter what.