Saturday Stuff, on Sunday

My fiber-pack from Yarn Punk's Etsy shop arrived yesterday; look how purdy! When I was a wee tot, I painted everything in my world (which was my bedroom at that time) PURPLE. Having pleasant, fiber-induced flashbacks. It's about 2.5oz. of misc. fluff, including yarn snippets, pompoms, beads, feathers, and fabric (I even recognized a little of the easter grass I included in her package when we did a fiber swap this spring). I've been somewhat intimidated (read: scaredy-pants) to try spinning extraneous bits into my yarns, but I think I'll give it a whirl (whirl, heehee). Thanks, E! She's the mastermind behind the Halloween-themed fiber swap I joined at Swap-bot, so if you haven't already checked it out, go here.

This weekend was the 33rd North Country Fair in Arcata, and yesterday I attended as I usually do. The weather couldn't have been more pleasant; we are typically blessed with wonderful Indian Summer-weather for the vernal equinox here on the northcoast. After a breaking bread with Eileen and Sophie at our usual haunt Crosswinds, and a quick stop at the buck-spit, Cole and I went to the local Hospice Shop thrift store, where I scored this how-to on hairpin and broomstick lace. Following in the footsteps of the great QueerJoe (who has added filet crochet to his repertoire), I'm going to give this esoteric art a try. Who knows? Maybe tatting is next... I mean, why not give my arthritis a real foothold (handhold?)?

After we finished thrifting (Cole managed to find one more pocket knife he simply couldn't live without; he's as bad as I am!), we did the once-round on the Plaza, perusing the wares of the vendors. It gets bigger every year, and this year was no exception. The booths extended partway up 2 side streets, in addition to the usual grid around the plaza. I purchased this pretty little perfume bottle (despite the fact that I don't wear perfume) from my friend JBird. He makes beautiful glass art: vases, and bowls, and ahem, pipes. (You'd *love* him, Mike E.). I picked up a little somethin'-somethin' (could I sound any whiter?!?) for my as-yet-unassigned Secret Pal, too. Sssshh, don't tell.

Lots of knitting going on around here. Check back tomorrow for an update.

Tags: fiber, fiber art, knitting, yarn, swap