Okay, so things haven’t slowed down yet like I was hoping they might. Full throttle, needles and spinning wheel at the ready, I answered the call of the last farmer’s market of the season.

This was my first time at Wise Hall. What an amazing venue. And what hustle and bustle for the season. Since this market is really intended only for consumable goods, I brought yarn instead of my usual collection of finished goods (and the finished goods I brought, I wore in layers and lent to vendors) It was freeze the t..ts off a bull cold.

So here is some of the seasonal bounty….

The market went really well and I was pleased with how well received the yarn was. It was hard to believe that the hall was as cold inside as it was outside. And the advantage to outside was that they had heaters….

My favourite spin on the season, because I always like to have some weird little holiday thing was this yarn which I call “Santa in a Blender”……oh get over it, it’s funny and I’m sure Santa has a sense of humour.

It started with this batt and morphed into this…

Please notice the wensleydale beard bits and the sparkly goodness that it santa (slightly rearranged).

To add insult to injury, I decided to hang his doppleganger by the fireplace along with the stocking which will certainly now only be filled with coal.

There is a sister yarn called Peppermint Twist which is only the red and white. Both yarns are silk, kid mohair, BFL and merino….Oh the drum carder has truly made my year this year and I can’t imagine spinning anything less than these wonderful custom batts.

Just a few more views of yarns…

I promised John a fancy breakfast today for all the snowy driving and set up at the market yesterday before checking the refrigerator for food…..so I am out to forage on food. Oh what a $$ Meinhardt’s breakfast it will be…I’m thinking buckwheat pancakes and some nice Canadian Maple syrup. If I’m not back in an hour send out patrols. I will be the short woman in a puffy coat with the ridiculous hat on…