Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair

So yeah, alpacas are pretty much the cutest animals ever made. I mean look at them. They look surreal. Coming up later in October, the 22-24 to be exact, is a big whopper of a fair if you are into animals. And not in a kinky way, but in a symbiotic-hair-giving-kind-of-way. All kinds of animals that produce fur that we use in some way, from llamas to sheep to goats will be represented, as well as hundreds of vendors selling their rovings, yarns, pelts, and spinning paraphernalias. I went last year, stumbled around for a few hours trying to get my bearings and gazed longingly at all the stuff I couldn't afford. There really was too much to look at one day. And not only that, but they are having some amazing workshops from some of the best teachers in the area. Spinning, knitting, felting - if you can do it with an animal, you will find it at SAFF.

check their site here!

pattern share

(don't worry, they won't be like this fuzzy number...unless you want them to be...)

in the next couple of weeks, i will begin posting a series of free, simple knitting patterns, written just for you! they will be posted 2-3 times/month on the blog. if there are patterns you love and want help making, the knitting q & a class on saturday mornings will be a great place to get help. once these postings begin, there will be a more extensive version, put together sweetly, in the shop for a small fee. be looking out for this at the end of september/beginning of october!

some of these patterns will have sewn/fabric elements, so if you're not as savvy with a sewing needle, take a class with the shop owner, leigh anne!

knit a stitch!

if you take a look at the calendar, you might notice that there is a knitting q & a class scheduled for this saturday. since it's labor day weekend and i'm sure a lot of people will be out of town, i'm just going to nix that class and move forward with the one scheduled for the following saturday. as for this coming tuesday knitting class (the one scheduled for the 7th), it has been moved from 6-8 pm to 10-12 am. i have had some schedule changes and hopefully the class time will end up being consistent from week to week, but if not, i will post any changes here! also, if anybody requires an alternate time or would like something slightly different than a beginning knitting class, i am open to private lessons!

the knitting q & a, which will MOST OFTEN be on saturday mornings, is a drop-in fee of $5-10 for two hours of help. this is an opportunity for you to ask questions about your project or pattern, get help fixing mistakes, or just because you're starting on something new and want somebody close by in case you run across an obstacle.

the beginning knitting class is also two hours. it is $35, which includes supplies that you will be able to take home with you. in this class, we will cast on, knit, purl, and bind off. we will also cover basic information about gauge, yarn composition, etc. if anybody has any more questions about knitting class descriptions, times, or dates, feel free to e-mail me at tangle.design@gmail.com !

see you soon, and have a great labor day weekend...