Maryland Sheep & Wool (2)

So what did I come home with? Here's the yarn:








By the way, this photo isn't quite accurate. Two of the skeins of yarn pictured actually went with me in my suitcase. (Don't even ask why I would have thought I needed to take yarn to a yarn festival -- the answer is that I was close to the end of the socks I was knitting (I See You socks, my own design), and there might have been 10 minutes that I couldn't knit if I didn't take yarn.)

And here's the rest of the stuff (tote bags, tee shirts, coffee cups, and other miscellaneous stuff that jumped into my backpack:






Finally, here's an actual list of yarn purchased. I'm publishing this to keep myself honest, because I'd really like to actually use it before next year--and yes, I want to go back next year.




2007 MDSW Yarn Purchases:

Tess's Designer Yarns Superwash Merino blue (for Diamond Vest)
Autumn House Yarns (Moss Agate, for Rune Way Vest)
Socks That Rock, Superwash Merino, Mediumweight:
(1) Romancing the Stone
(2) Neptunite
(3) Carbon Dating
(4) Iolite
Ellen's Half Pint Farms
(1) 100% merino wool blue/green
(2) 80% wool 20% nylon, red/fuschia
(3) 50% wool, 50% tencel, blues
Celtic Knot Yarn Shop
(1) Online Linie 3 sock yarn, blue/black
(2) Opal taupe, coral and tan
Athlone Farm Llama/Suri alpaca handspun
Thistledown Alpacas Myfanvy handspun
Tess Designer Yarns sock yarn, blues
Tess Designer Yarns Superwash Lace (raspberry and green)
Claudia's Handpainted Fingering (for Multidirectional Scarf)