Alpaca farm visit

Knit Camp visits Hemlock Hills Alpaca Farm

The stand-off.

Newly shorn.

Mary Ann shows us the product.  

Hard to resist...

Another Knit Camp in WNY

Back at the original Knit Camp, in WNY, we shared goodies in goody bags, knitted a composite blanket for Resistance Knitters, dyed more yarn, and became even better friends.

The master dyer from Propanicus Moon.

Jo and her geese,

the rebel...

And a repurposed classroom as studio.

My newest attempt... 

what it turned into!

I'll learn to love it!  

Painting yarn

Yes, it's over and what a week it was...
The weather was perfect, our tents are packed away, we suffered a few insect bites, and we have unfinished projects and beautiful yarn to take away!

One day devoted to coloring our own yarn.

Everyone got creative, and all were surprised (good and better) with their results.

Even the sampler/test yarn (on the right) turned out great.

Unwrapping the steamed yarn.  Hovering in the shade while it lasted.

CeeVee rejected her first attempt, and somehow managed to eliminate the red! Clever!

Looking pretty "neat"!  No surfaces were permanently harmed.

The sampler:  Could be trouble!

But which one is the sampler now?

An experiment in grouping,

the Denver special,

the unintended results of everyone dabbing on our tester,

the red purple project,

muted sage and blues,

I'm seeing a trend,

the winner of "who came the farthest to see 'Shrek'",

and lovely pastels.

The dyeing gang!

The finished Knit Camp in the Rockies project.

Getting there! The Rockies

I offered a Knit Camp in the Rockies to my knitter friends.  And it was more fun than I imagined.  First was the trip to Silverton, with hundreds of cyclists sharing the road.  Imagine cycling in the heat of June from elevations 6,500 ft to over 10,000 ft.  Not for us, but we were appreciative!

We spent two nights at Villa Dallavalle, where we gnashed our teeth over casting on, and laughed and knitted and shopped, and admired amazing weaving.

Bernard and his harem.

The "required" souvenir project!

certifiable

by Twitchy Knitter

from Twitchy Knitter Designs (Ravelry)