I figured I’d buy a mix of fleece and yarn at this year’s fest. Instead I bought lots of yummy fiber and no yarn at all.

This is West by Southwest handpainted wool roving. It’s course wool so I’m thinking some kind of outer wear garment. Maybe a hat? It’s 4 oz. so I’ll probably pair it up with some other handspun.

The next two bags are from Lonesome Stone. Last year I got to their booth too late and they were practically sold out of their fleece. This year I made sure to get there early.

Both bags are 90% alpaca and 10% merino wool roving. I’ve started spinning the periwinkle roving and it is heavenly to spin. I love it so much!

I bought some dyed mohair locks for my mother and green man art pieces. The vendor Marie, from the Durakai Sheep ranch, was very helpful and gave me some great advice about needle felting.

Sunday I walked around and tried to buy yarn. Here’s what I got instead:

Llama fleece. It’s such a lovely natural color and feels so soft. I couldn’t resist.

I have so much yummy fabric to spin. I’m really grooving with my spinning wheel these days.