Meet and Greet with Shem & Zeke :)

Hi everyone! I hope you're enjoying this beautiful spring weather! I have a very exciting announcement:

Meg Wheeler, owner of Adonai's Way Farm, will be at The Nest with Shem and Zeke, two of her alpacas, on Saturday, May 1st!

Meg will also be bringing 20 lovely colors of her natural alpaca yarn with her for a trunk show! Her yarn, which is grown and processed in West Virginia, will be available for purchase during the event. We hope you'll join us for a fun day full of fiber, food, and furry friends!!!

Here are the details for the day's events:

Alpaca Meet & Greet

Saturday, May 1st

10:00am - 12:00pm

Cost: $12, which includes a boxed lunch

Please RSVP at 304.848.2444 in advance.

Trunk Show

Saturday, May 1st

10:00am - 5:00pm

Some of you may remember that my Mom knit me a beautiful entrelac afghan out of Adonai's Way Farm yarns. I don't have a photo of the blanket to share with you, but I do have a couple photos of her adorable alpacas! How could you not love these guys?

Beautiful Spring Socks

Happy Spring! In celebration of all the beautiful spring colors that are popping up everywhere, I would like to show off my newest pair of socks. These are, hands down, the most beautiful socks I've ever knit. The pattern is Xanthophyll by Hunter Hammerson. The yarn is Prism Saki, in the Highlands Colorway. I knit the leg on US 2's, and the foot on US 1's. Because of the slipped stitch pattern, the sock is less stretchy than most socks I've knitted. That, combined with my freakishly high arches, led me to knit the leg on US 2's.

Prism Saki is a fabulous sock yarn, and is officially my favorite. The colorways are stunning, and the yarn is so soft. Because it has nylon in it, the yarn holds up well, and I haven't had any problems with it being mashine washed (cold). The Nest just received a brand new shipment of Saki, so get it while it's hot!!!

And here's a close-up of the stitch pattern. The yarn was absolutely perfect for this design. The variegation shows up so nicely!