Fibre Festival Fun

First fibre festival since fall 2019.  It was an outdoor event, lots of distancing, rain... but still, I think it was one of the best we've had in years.

It felt like there were a lot more locally sourced supplies this year.  Not as many tools as I like, but a lot more raw fleeces than normal.

Here are some photos

What is that machine in photo 12.jpg?

T Blankinship wrote:What is that machine in photo 12.jpg?

I'm very glad you asked that question.  It's a circular sock machine (CSM).  Yout turn the crank and one row of knitting happens.  You can knit a pair of socks in a few minuites.

Here's a video I took at the fair that shows how the stitches are made.

Cool, I did not know that was a thing. And one can make any sized sock with a machine like that?

T Blankinship wrote:Cool, I did not know that was a thing. And one can make any sized sock with a machine like that?

Yep.

Baby size is a bit tricky but can be done.

They also used to knit a kind of long underwear on them too.