Two Shear Spirits

on the wool trail

Well, no sooner did I get back home from Taos than I was off again to New York, to meet Gale – and so many of you – at Rhinebeck. For a fiber fair newbie like me, that's a lot of woolgathering. But thanks to the fall weather both in New Mexico and New York, I actually got to wear my Montana Tunic, (scroll down on that link for a shot of Joan in booksigning action )and even my Taos beret. It turns out Gale and I were mirror (well, sort of) images of each other. Happily, the chilly air was enough to get me knitting again – stay tuned for pictures soon of my Mendocino vest – though I've slowed down again since I got back to Santa Barbara, where fall means 80 degrees!!

Nanney Kennedy at her booth, center.

Anyway it was amazing to catch up not only with Nanney Kennedy at her Seacolors booth, but also to say hello to Harriet Knox and the Autumn House gang and Jody McKenzie from Botanical Shades. I even came home with a sweater commission from my non-knitting sister, Donna, who fell in love with one of Nanney's sweater patterns.

This knitting thing is catching.

howl!

Popping in  to point out the fab-u-lous Wolf Pack hat that designer Mary Lou Egan just put on her blog. I love it in those colors. Ahwoooooo!

reportage from the road trip, post #1

Somewhere along the way, at a book signing, it was observed that there we were happily traveling around New Mexico and we'd never met before getting a book contract together. I explained how it was an act of alchemy by a writer friend. 

Gale, Lisa Shell from Kai Ranch, and Joan at Lisa's booth at the Taos Wool Festival.

  Joan's explanation: "Just do whatever the photographer wants. They will never listen to you anyway."   I tell you, she is so brilliant.

Las Vegas, New Mexico with thanks to our hosts at Tome on the Range bookstore and Tapetes de Lana.