Rhinebeck 2008

I am sitting here trying to recuperate from my annual Rhinebeck hangover. Do I wait another day so I can be coherent? No. Must post and tell you, at least with pictures.

It was fabulous.

Saturday in the wee hours of the morning, I drove down with my yarn and found this in the parking lot:


Later when the sun was up all the way, it lit up the trees.
We had the best weather ever, chilly but sunny.

On Saturday, Famous Meli came by to see me with her mom, Cara of January One, and dad.

They made my day right then and there.

Next, we have my friends Diane and Eric, Ravelry's Other Parents. Diane won a huge number of ribbons this year!!! (Diane, do you still have a blog? Can we see what you made?)

This is our booth. Before all the happy knitters came and snatched up all the wool.

You can see some of my yarn parked in the last four cubicles on the left.

Here's Laurie the Phantom Dyer as she describes herself, with our friend and customer, Gail.

Last year I managed to take no people shots, something which I remedied this year!

On Sunday, I got to wander a bit with my friend Sharon and took in the festival in all its facets.

You can sit and decorate a pumpkin, or text your friends. Whatever moves you.



I happened upon a llama and alpaca parade,





and I always make sure I visit the sheep to thank them for all the beautiful wool they grow.

Here comes the parade of famous people.

This is Jennie the Potter, whose blog I've been reading. I was very excited to see her there! She had the most windswept, exposed to the elements booth, but she is from Minnesota and probably used to weather...we traded yarn and pottery and I do hope very much she will make the trek again next year.

The Yarn Harlot in her element: talking to a baby.

I met the author of Shear Spirit, a book which I admire. Joan Tapper is wearing the Montana Tunic, a garment which has fascinated me and which I will have to knit in the near future. I mean, when do you ever meet a sweater that you can go hiking in, or wear going shopping New York City?

I also met the Mason Dixon ladies but I goofed with the picture. They are LOVELY. And funny. But you already know that, if you've ever read the blog or bought one of their books.

These ladies are not Ann Shayne and Kay Gardiner, but they are Very Important looking and I think they were judges.

And of course you know who this is.

Jess from Ravelry, and her mom.

That's it. Now I have to go lie down a bit before I go to work.

A wool hangover is no joke.