Once Again...

After a nearly three month lapse in blogging--which, consequently, was not accompanied by a lapse in knitting--the bug has bitten once again, and I'm back. I really don't know how to span my writing lapse, except to post some random photos of what I've been up to in the intervening space.

First, the Sheep and Wool Festival:

This festival is held in Maryland during the first weekend of May every year and features contests, vendors galore, sheep dog demonstrations, and (naturally) sheep.

I can't begin to describe the vastness of the vendors and the multitude of their wares. After a great deal of heated decision-making, I purchased this:

Two lovely skeins of mohair/wool blend from Brooks Farm Yarn. Destined to become a shawl. And also this:

Bamboo yarn, fast on its way to becoming a "Soho Sling," a pocketbook pattern from the Bags installment of the Knitter's Dozen series (highly recommended). I also picked up three of these:

Adorable to behold and yet challenging to photograph sheep buttons. Fate as yet to be determined.

My other project in the works is a kerchief, for which I'm following a shawl pattern on a tinier scale:

The pattern is a simple combination of yarn over increases and alternating garter stitch and stockinette bands. The result is incredibly pleasing to touch and to knit. I can't wait until this piece is finished and blocked.