Wedding Fever (Part 2)--The Dress (and everything else!)

The Girls:

No. I didn’t sew my own dress.

There it is, all out there on the table for us. So many people asked about this, especially since I’d already done my sister’s prom dress so recently. I won’t lie, I did consider it. To be totally honest though, I didn’t have the time to sew it and I was okay with purchasing one. I got lucky and found mine in one trip to David’s Bridal!

Going into the store I’d already done lots of “Pinteresting” with my mom and sister and had a clear idea of what I wanted. (Fun fact, you can create shared boards that other people can pin to, and you can make boards ‘secret’ so family/future husbands can’t see what you’re up to! LOL) I told the lady what I wanted and she pulled nearly a dozen dresses that fit my requirements. While I was in the changing room, my mom added a dress to the stack that didn’t fit any of my ‘requirements.’ ….yeah, you already know where I’m going with this. Magic Mom Wand up to secret shenanigans again.

I have to say, I looked pretty good in the dress I “didn’t want” if I do say so myself….

LOL the "mom is right again!" face

 I wore purple flats with the dress to match my wedding colors (I don’t know where the ‘rule’ of wearing heels came from but I prefer flats anyway and because of the date of our wedding walking on ice was possibility).

Mine and my sister's shoes

My “something blue” were my toenails! Lovely, right? haha

I also wore this pretty fur stole with the dress because it was a little chilly.

My jewelry was limited to a pretty bracelet from Charming Charlie’s, simple stud earrings, and this beautiful Brighton necklace my parents bought me for Christmas that matched my wedding colors.







 My veil is my ’something old’ and is a remake of the veil my mom had on her hat at her wedding in 1986 and will be making another debut at my sister’s wedding, too! :)

I was going for a cabin/wintery look and also requested pine cones and pine boughs to be added to my bouquet and the boutonnieres, a touch I LOVED. When my mom called the same florist about a year later to ask her to do my sister’s bouquet she said to the other employee, “Yeah you remember this one, her sister was the one that wanted pine cones!” LOL at least I was memorable! 











My sister wore this beautiful dress that’s actually a prom dress! I didn’t have many requirements for her dress with one exception: it had to be full length! There was a chance that we could experience freezing temps during the wedding so we were prepared to layer our little Florida legs with lined tights should the need arise!







Her main requirement for her outfit was no heels, which was fine by me! (She’s already taller than me!) She wore the same pair of shoes as me in a beautiful gray color. The shoes came from Charming Charlie’s which is actually a jewelry store. Unfortunately their range of sizes is rather limited and they didn’t sell her size in a “wide.’ After using every Pinterest hack in the book for stretching her shoe we discovered a pool ball will do the trick! It was still tight though so at the Florida reception she wore a pair of sandals.

Her dress also had pine cones and pine boughs with pretty lavender flowers.

We also joked around that the bride did all of her own hair and makeup but the Maid of Honor was the one getting ‘pampered.’

Haha, I did her hair and my mom did her makeup!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guys:

Eric with his brother and Best Man (right).

When I talked to Eric about the wedding colors I originally wanted red, his least favorite color. He’s a gentleman though and said I could do whatever I wanted as long as he didn’t have to wear it himself because “redheads DON’T wear red!” I did stay with red for a while until I realize that red and white, in the winter, in a cabin, with fur, gave us a little bit of a “Mr. and Mrs. Claus” look….back to the drawing board. I knew for sure I didn’t want a pastel and we arrived on a beautiful deep shade of purple instead, which showed in the Best Man’s tie. The preacher also had a matching tie, which was just a cool coincidence! My dad also wore a dark purple tie and Eric wore a gray tie. He also did his own hair, and did a wonderful job :) hehe.


He's warned me that I better not spend too much time on just him so I'll try and keep it short and sweet. :)

This picture of just him is easily one of my favorites. :) I joke that this is his 'sultry' look.

The Parents: 

And last but not least, the parents of the bride...

 And the groom....

Hope you enjoyed! :)

Wedding Fever (Part 1)—A Destination Wedding?

Wow, I can’t believe it’s been nearly a year and a half since my wedding, sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday! I guess in some ways we took a bit of an unconventional (and somewhat controversial) route with my wedding so I’m going to break this post into a few parts to share some fun pictures and give some explanations—particularly if you’re considering doing the same thing.

Anyway, it seems that ‘Wedding Fever” caught hold in my family, I’m so excited to share that my favorite (and only) younger sister will be tying the knot as well! I’m thrilled for her and her soon-to-be-husband, they’re amazing individually, and together and I wish them many years of happiness!

I realize that I've never actually shared much from my own wedding on this blog so until my sister's big day I'll post a short series on my own wedding to catch everyone up. Hopefully (with my sister's permission) I'll get to write a post on her wedding shortly as well! Like mine, it will also take place in Tennessee. 

What? Traveling to Tennessee, I thought they all lived in Florida? Yeah we do, but destination weddings are awesome! Let me rewind a little and explain...

When I got engaged I began planning a beautiful outdoor wedding with the help of my mom and Pinterest. It included everything, the works, the whole shebang, kit’ and caboodle, nine yards, or any other crazy idiom you can think of. Even pushing the date back some in order to allow more time for planning! It was fun to plan and dream up…for about two weeks. At some point the newness wore off and the amount of work and stress began to set in. I realized very quickly that the bride and groom are often the last opinions that matter in a wedding! I had family and opinions coming out of the woodwork. I was done pretty quick. I love my family, and wanted to please them, but that wasn’t the reason I was getting married. I was getting married because I love Mr. FGT tremendously. Not to get too cheesy, but he is an amazing person and my heart was already dedicated to him. He was all I wanted, the “whole nine yards” was just icing on top of the best cake ever.

In a fit of frustration, I told my mom to forget it, we just wanted each other and could make that happen in a courthouse as well as anywhere else. Good ‘ole mom…she let me fume for a few hours before waving her magic mom wand. (Which IS a thing…I just haven’t discovered it yet. LOL)

Her suggestion? A destination wedding.

My first thought was beach or Vegas and neither appealed to me. (Funny tangent story, in Florida it’s not uncommon to go to the beach and see a wedding in progress or chairs, archways, etc. being set up for one. My two crazy aunts saw one being set up and intentionally laid their blanket, umbrella, etc. close enough to enjoy the wedding themselves! Yep—they pretty much crashed a stranger’s wedding! haha)

Anyway, my mom was the one who suggested a small, intimate wedding in Tennessee with only the people who are the closest to us.

These were all our wedding guests in front of the chapel!

Why Tennessee? Mostly sentimental reasons. When my parents were married they went to Gatlinburg, TN for their honeymoon and fell in love. When we were teenagers, we often took family vacations back—staying in nearby Sevierville. My husband and his family also vacationed in nearby Cherokee—usually camping! Unbeknownst to us at the time, it’s also the #2 destination wedding spot in the country—bested only by Las Vegas!


Suddenly, we had a plan!

Now, I have gotten TONS of questions about this choice so I’ll try and break it down the best I can into the ones people ask the most. It’s funny the people who ask about it in person though, they either seem to be incredulous and slightly offended, or impressed and slightly jealous. LOL

How did you convince your family?

Well, my family was easy: it was technically my mom’s idea after all. Some of the extended family members who wouldn’t be able to attend were a little more difficult. Basically, we explained that this was a choice and something we really wanted to do and that we loved them very much and would miss them terribly but would send wedding announcements and share photos. We also decided to hold a ‘reception’ back in town about a month after the wedding where we invited everyone so those who couldn’t come could watch the video, etc. (And I got to wear the dress again—which is just fun!) As for my husband’s family, I guess I just got super lucky. He was excited about it right away and his immediate family seemed on board as well. They wanted to put us first anyway, and who doesn’t want to take a trip to Tennessee? Haha!

How could you afford it?

This one is a little trickier to answer and quite frankly isn’t one I like to be asked. I was always taught that it’s bad manners to ask about finances and it does make me slightly uncomfortable sometimes. I’ll try to be fairly transparent but I won’t get into specifics. We started by doing TONS of research on the etiquette of a destination wedding, one of our questions was whether or not we’d be expected to pay our guest’s expenses. Basically the answer is this: you can if you want, but the only thing you’re EXPECTED to pay are things you’re requiring the guest to attend. (i.e. if you hold your reception at a local restaurant, you’re expected to pay for their meal.) Other than that, the trip’s expenses are up to them. As a courtesy though, ‘Save the Date’ cards DO need to be sent out much further in advance than with a typical wedding in order to allow guests time to accommodate the trip financially and with work schedules, child/pet care, etc. After that, we did a lot of online shopping around for good deals on flowers, locations, flowers, etc. Destinations can be a cheaper option than a traditional wedding, but it can also be MUCH more expensive, it kind of just depends on the route you take and the choices you make.

What about the traditions—the wedding party, rehearsal dinner, etc.?

For the most part the rest of the wedding was fairly traditional. I chose to have a very small bridal party (Maid of Honor and Best Man only) but you could certainly have more, or even less people. As for the rehearsal dinner we did have one, but it wasn’t anything like a traditional wedding. We actually didn’t rehearse at all before the wedding or even see the inside of the location!. (I did watch a YouTube video of a wedding beforehand though just so I was confident I knew when everything was supposed to happen! haha) His parents did want to hold a ‘rehearsal dinner’ though and it was one of my favorite parts! The night before the guests who were already in town (some waited to travel or were just arriving) all gathered at the gigantic cabin they were renting and we had the most delicious homemade taco bar. It was casual but that was what made it awesome. We got to sit down together, joke around, enjoy a meal, and most importantly, RELAX! Since all the last minute decisions were finally done, it was really just a fun dinner and I’m glad his family chose to have it. Most of the extra parties were held before we left Florida. My family threw a shower for me, as did my coworkers and his family through a really cute ‘Honey Do’ party. (I may write a separate post on that later, although I wasn’t really a part of the planning. It was a very cute theme, the focus was on him and all the ‘manly’ chores—there were tool bucket centerpieces, games based on household chores, etc. I definitely want to steal the idea if I have sons in the future.) We also had a ‘reception’ at a separate location: a really cool old restaurant that’s built over a river—a recommendation by locals.

Did you have a honeymoon?

This question always seems strange to me…um, yes, of course! I finally figured out that what people are really asking is did we have a honeymoon in the same town as our wedding—that would be a negative, Ghost Rider. We arrived several days before the wedding and did everything we wanted to do in the town where we had our wedding. After the wedding we drove over the Asheville, North Carolina and stayed for several days enjoying the Biltmore (an old favorite for me, and new experience for him) and local attractions in the area. (Canyons, Blue Ridge Parkway, Grandfather Mountain, etc.) We also stopped for a day in Savannah, Georgia. Now, you could certainly choose to stay with your family if you wanted but that didn’t sound the least bit appealing to us, or them! Haha. I do think that’s one of the downsides of being married on a cruise though—you can’t really ‘get away.’

How did you decide who got invitations? 

This was easily the most challenging part of the experience! Since both of us have huge families, our original pre-destination guest list numbered in the hundreds—and that was just with family! It came down to deciding who we were closest with and most wanted there with us and not feeling guilty over the ‘cuts.’ We were also limited by the number of people we were allowed to have in the chapel we chose, but you could certainly choose a location with a larger capacity. You may also have to be willing to compromise some on the guest list. Our list wasn’t split 50/50, and that’s okay. Mr. FGT has four siblings and two of them are married so his immediate family already more than doubles mine. Of the 20 quests (if I’m counting right) 7 were mine, 13 were his (including the Maid of Honor/parents/Best Man). It was close to 50/50 but there was compromise—which is great! That’s already an important part of marriage! :)

What did your family do after the wedding?

Uh, whatever they wanted! It was really up to the guests. Quite frankly, I was on my honeymoon, as long as they were safe and not with me (sorry, love you but not that much) I didn’t really care! Some family immediately went home due to work obligations, or simply because they were ready to go home. Eric’s family only stayed a day or two after the wedding but they also chose to go up to TN early and enjoyed a camping trip in Cherokee prior to the wedding. My parents and sister vacationed in a different part of the state, only returning a day or two before us.

What was your favorite part, besides the wedding itself?

I have two. First: We wanted to go up a ski lift in the middle of Gatlinburg wearing all our clothes with the family members who wanted to join us. (Some of the young kids couldn’t) I loved that unique part of our wedding. The second was how stressless it was. We literally arrived, got married, and left. No setup, tear down, or anything else!

What are the cons?

There weren’t many, but having to make tough choices about the guest list was definitely up there. Another big challenge was getting everything there and ready. We couldn’t simply ‘run home’ and pick up a pair of forgotten shoes! We don’t usually pack super heavy for vacations but it felt like the amount of ‘stuff’ doubled for that trip. Dresses had to travel without being smashed, guests got little gift bags, makeup bags were added, etc.

Do you have any regrets?

I’m a fantastic procrastinator…and so is Eric. We waited until we got to Tennessee to buy him a wedding ring! Whoops!

What about your sister’s wedding?

I don’t think she’d put much thought into her own wedding at that point in time (she wasn’t engaged—yet!) but  when she saw all the positive things that came of it she fell in love, too! Almost the moment she was engaged she also began talking about a destination wedding. (My cousin Ethan and I lobbied for California! LOL) They decided on Pigeon Forge, TN which is a stones throw from Gatlinburg. His family is from Pennsylvania and since we’re from Florida, the location they chose is almost in the exact center as far as drive-time goes! On and off she’s worried that our weddings may be similar, but the reality is the weddings are as different as we are! Her wedding totally fits her and her fiancé’s personalities and what they want is up to them. I learned first hand how annoying other people’s opinions can be so my message to them from the start has been, “Do your thing, I’ll be on board and we can wave to the ‘haters’ together!” :)

I'm Back! :)

Hi everyone, I’ve missed y’all so much but I’m happy to announce that today I’ll be back on the ‘blogging bandwagon’ after my long hiatus. I know, it really has been a long, unannounced absence and I’m deeply grateful for the number of emails I received from kind people asking if I was okay and where I had been.

Let me start from the beginning: I began this blog for a few reasons, one of the main ones being that I simply love to write. I always have, it’s a stress relief and a creative outlet in many ways. The other reasons are simply to share some ideas, get to know people, and keep in touch with some of my more long distance friends and family members.

While I love the social community on the ‘blogosphere', the real world one will always top my priority list which was a HUGE part of the reason I took such a long break. :)

You see, about a year and a half ago, I happily became “Mrs. Farm Girl Teacher” at a small ceremony in Tennessee. It was one of the happiest movements in my life and has been a wonderful journey ever since. While on our honeymoon, my husband I made a deal to limit the usage of our phones/social media—opting instead to focus on the moment before us. It was in a word—freeing. All of a sudden, a stress I didn’t know I even had was lifted off my shoulders! I made a personal decision at that moment to continue this route, constantly reminding myself that my real-world relationships must always be put first. You see, it wasn’t that I’d been putting them second, the problem was that I had been allowing the stress of constant posting bother me, when it really didn’t have to be a pressure at all!

I wanted to dedicate our first year of marriage to him fully, and then decide if and where this blog would fit in later. I have to be honest, in many ways it was absolutely glorious! I still followed other favorite blogs of mine (check out Farmish Momma and No Big Dill if you haven’t already) but I didn’t allow myself to become troubled over my own, simply responded to emails from fans and people who had questions about some of the crochet patterns they’d downloaded. I won’t lie—I also flooded my draft folders with titles of posts I wanted to jot down so I wouldn’t forget later. I’ll be slowly going through that but I have to say, for some of them I have no idea what I was thinking! (I have to throw in this reference for my mom—remember the Seinfeld episode where he wakes up in the middle of the night to jot down the ‘hilarious’ joke? haha that’s what I feel like!)

Shortly after our one year anniversary, I began to think about this blog once again, but once again life had other plans. (I’ll make this short and to-the-point because I have a whole other blog post coming on this soon) Basically I have a neurological disorder that had other plans for me. All of a sudden, symptoms began to rear their ugly head and my life took a few hits as a result. Nothing major, I’m perfectly okay, but once again, my priority list changed dramatically. As I said, I want to wait and go more into depth on this later, but I will go ahead and spoil the ending for you. :) My wonderful doctor assisted in starting me on a new medication and for the moment everything seems to be under control!

I am now happy to announce that I am back for as long as life sees fit. My health and real world relationships will always be the biggest priority but the truth is that this blog is something I love and will only become a burden if I allow it to. (Which I don’t plan on again!) I love meeting new people and some of the wonderful conversations we have via email and sites like Ravelry and Craftsy and I have had many family members who’ve talked about how much they enjoy keeping up with our family in this way.

Chevron Maxi Skirt

Can I just jump right in here and say that maxi skirts might be my absolute favorite piece of clothing in the world? Seriously, the right maxi is like the yoga pant of the 'fancy' world. I have great (but likely misguided) confidence that it will never go out of style, but either way, I'm going to enjoy it as long as possible.

The hardest part of shopping for a maxi is finding one the right length. Out of LOTS that I've tried on, only about 2 actually fit well without alterations. Luckily, they're super easy to make. :) I like using this tutorial for circle skirts a lot in general, because it doesn't require a pattern, just measurements and (relatively) simple math. For the maxi length I follow the 'quarter' instructions. This is perfect because it's not too full or too straight, and doesn't use a ton of fabric.

Even following these instruction, I add length to my measurements because it's MUCH easier to hem shorter, than try to add later. Another secret I learned when I hem anything by myself, is to use another piece of clothing as a guide. Basically, complete everything EXCEPT the hem, then get a similar garment that you like the length of and use it as a template. This is how I do dresses, skirts, pants, etc. to get the perfect fit, and do it without help. The most important thing is making sure the fit is similar. (For example, don't use a high-waisted pant to hem a low-rise)

I've been drooling over this fabric over at Hobby Lobby for a few months now, but it was a little expensive for me. I was so excited when I happened to stumble over it in the clearance bin last Friday! It's actually a plain stripe, not chevron, so I bought two yards so I had some leeway when creating the chevron. It drives me crazy if the stripes don't match and I was thankful I went ahead and grabbed two yards, I needed it! I also love that it's a stretch knit so I didn't have to bother with a closure.

Now, I told you I used the quarter pattern, but that's only partially true. Following this pattern would result in one, continuous piece of fabric. In order to create the chevron, I needed four separate panels, so I used a different maxi dress as the pattern. (The other dress was made using the link I provided) I folded the skirt part into fourths, and pinned it to use as a pattern template. I carefully noted where the center seam would be, and then used a quilting ruler to place that seam at a 45 degree angle to the stripes, also ensuring the chevrons would point down. I cut out two pieces at a time (fabric was right side together) and was also very careful to match the stripes up while the fabric was folded, and when cutting the second time. After cutting, I seamed the center seams and side seams, added a 6 inch piece of elastic in the back, finished the top, and added a blind hem in the bottom. I'm considering taking the hem up just a tad more, but overall I'm really pleased with the result. :) 

It only took about an hour, and wouldn't have taken that long had I not spent 15 minutes trying to figure out how to fold the fabric. (Use a stripped piece of notebook paper and do a "practice" run if you're nervous.) I was able to wear it to church the next day, and it must have looked good because even though Eric didn't really like the fabric in the store, he complimented me on it several times. :) I hope you feel inspired and find my tips are helpful. Have a great week!

~Farm Girl Teacher

P.S. Thanks to my wonderful photographer/mother for braving the gnats for me! :D

CAL and Handspun Cowl Pattern

First, I'd like to share that I'm starting my very first CAL (crochet-a-long). Moogly Blog did this last year, however I didn't participate. I'm super excited to be starting it this year, and have already finished the first square "Tamara's Kismet." Basically, you get a new (free!) pattern for a 12 inch square every two weeks. At the end of November (24 squares) you'll have enough to make an afghan, using December to join/finish. I think this might be a commitment I can handle! :D I peeked through some of the finished ones from 2014, and really liked one someone did that was a totally mono-tone off-white. Inspired by her, I started with this yellow baby yarn. (I accidentally purchased a pound of this stuff, not realizing it was the wrong shade of yellow!) I'm also considering doing a second square in a multicolor palate, if I choose to do so, I'll share photos here. :) You may notice, I did add an extra hdc edge that wasn't in the pattern, my square was just shy of the 12 inch specification and the hdc add just the right amount! :)

Also, I finally finished working on a cowl I've been picturing since probably last August. I knew I wanted a cowl that was gray with a pop of another color. After lots of deliberation, I finally arrived at a hot pink color and my good friend kindly dyed wool for me using 'flamingo.' I've been spinning every since to prepare for the cowl, changing my mind on how it would look throughout, until I finally decided I was ready! Wouldn't you know it, with all that deliberation and planning time, once I finally made a choice, I jumped right into it without taking photos, measuring yardage, or anything! Darn my enthusiasm! The yarn is all wool, both are two ply and I think they are a bulky weight yarn. The middle is a 'candy cane' 2 play using solid pink and the naturally variegated gray. The outer colors are also two ply using the same naturally variegated gray. It's a VERY simple pattern, and more than likely this already exists elsewhere, but I hope you enjoy it. :)

A note about the i-cord. As you may imagine, my handspun yarn is often limited in yardage. I did have more, however it was a slightly different shade of gray and I tried very hard to limit the yardage so I didn't have to use this. For that reason, 3 i-cords were knitted and used to join the cowl. The i-cords sit on the back of your neck, and are nearly invisible if your hair is down. I originally did this to save yarn, however once I finally to to wear it, I realized that it also keeps my neck from being too hot and the wool from being too bulky in that area. (Remember, I live in Florida) :D I liked it so much, I'm definitely considering doing it on the next cowl I make. If you don't care for that look, simply make the knitted portion longer and join the edges together.

Supplies:
Bulky yarn, roughly 200-300 yds.
US size 10 knitting needles
Cable needle
Tapestry Needle
Double point needles to make an i-cord.

Construction:
I made the center section first, then picked up stitches along the edge and used a garter stitch to widen the cowl. The i-cords followed and were attached with a tapestry needle.

Middle:
Cast on 12 sts.
(Please note, I don't mention it in the pattern, but I do slip the first stitch of EVERY row to create a tight edge.)
Rows 1-4: knit in st. stitch
Row 5: (RS). k2, place 4 on cable needle, k4, k4 from cable needle, k2 remaining 2.
Repeat rows 1-5 until cowl reaches desired length. (Mine was about 20 inches or 17-18 'repeats'

Edges:
Pick up and knit stitches along the 'long' edge of the middle section. Work in garter stitch until cowl reaches the desired width. (Mine was roughly 2 inches, close to the width of the pink section.)

i-Cord Back:
Using the dpns, knit 3 i-cords 8 inches long, each.

Finishing: Use the i-cords to join the edges of the cowl. Weave in ends (I know, I didn't do this in the photos) and you're finished! Hope you enjoy!

~Farm Girl Teacher

New Laptop Sleeve Pattern

I made an owl laptop sleeve previously for myself. I had a lot of fun with it, and my sister, who has loved frogs since she was a small child inspired this fun frog pattern. It has some similarities to the owl pattern, but a few important things were altered. Both patterns are offered for free at my Ravelry and Craftsy stores.

Besides the few obvious color changes, hers is taller than mine since her laptop is a bit larger.

The biggest construction change was making full circles for the hind legs instead of half circles and adding 'feet' to them. This means that there are two additional pockets on the back of the sleeve.

For the small details, I made the eyes as a whole smaller, but increased the pupil size. Used a slip stitch to create a mouth, and created small front legs.

I actually finished this pattern a while ago, but was a bit lazy getting it posted. I often forget to write down my pattern as I make it and had to go back and analyze my stitches to write it. She's been carrying it for a few months now and has gotten several compliments. It's helped prevent minor wear and tear such as scratching when she puts her laptop in her bookbag, or in the car, and she reported that she loves that the legs double as pockets. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

~Farm Girl Teacher

Handspun Yarn!

I get to share some very exciting news today! (I was planning on making this post sooner, but after spending a few hours having my tire repaired, it's posting a little late. I know it's short notice for some, but I hope you can make it regardless!) For a few months now, I have joined two very amazing ladies at a local farmer's market here in Central Florida. They have goat and sheep and make beautiful soaps, lotion bars, lip balms, fudge, and more using milk from their goats. I've mentioned one of them before as being responsible for getting me involved in spinning, and always being available for a crafty consultant when I get stuck. (Seriously, she's amazing) Every farmer's market, I sit at their booth and do a spinning demonstration. I enjoy the opportunity to meet new people and talk to them about an art I love, and one that's often not well known. I meet tons of kids and they love asking questions about spinning and about the goat and sheep that we bring to the market as well. (And I get to eat fudge) :D Several people have requested that I offer my yarn for sale, and while I was initially reluctant, I'm pleased to announce that I will have a few skeins for sale at tomorrow's market! I hope to see anyone who lives here locally, it's a wonderful market and has a plethora of handmade goods, delicious food and more.

Here is some of the yarn I've spun recently. There are a few skeins I'm still debating keeping for myself, but the majority of it will be at the market tomorrow.

This was from round one of spinning:

The first is an orange wool, single ply yarn. It is approximately 75 yards in sock/fingering weight.
The second is a brown wool, also single ply. It is approximately 81 yards in lace weight.
Third is a single ply dark gray wool, approximately 58 yards in bulky weight.
Fourth is a two-ply light gray yarn approximately 55 yards in bulky weight.
And finally is a three-ply gray and pink yarn approximately 93 yards in super bulky weight. (The last two are the ones I'm debating keeping for myself :D )

This is round two and are still hanging to dry. I'm slightly worried the last one won't be completely dry before tomorrow, so there is a small chance it won't be there.

The first is a 'candy cane' 2 ply, gray and teal. 113 yards of Bulky weight yarn.
The second is also a 'candy cane' 2 play using the same color teal and a pale yellow. It is 26 yards of worsted weight yarn.
The third is a green that kidn of reminds me of a 'military' green. It's 157 yards of sport/fingering weight.
Finally is a coffee colored 2 ply brown. 317 yards of bulky weight yarn.

 ***Please note, my measurements are approximate. Please keep in mind that variations in yarn weight are a normal part of handspun yarn. I use a wpi method to determine yarn weight.

I can't find a website to link to but it's called The Marketplace at Hibiscus Park. This came from the Chamber of Commerce Website:

From 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Hibiscus Park, 7th Street and Bougainvillea Ave Dade City
Contact: Lucy Avila 352-521-5858
Event Email: lucyvila7070@gmail.com

First Saturday of each Month (September 2014-May 2015)
Come shop our relaxing, outdoor, vendor-friendly market place in Hibiscus Park. Locally grown produce, plants, arts & crafts, and so much more!

Wish me luck and hope to see you there! :)

~Farm Girl Teacher