Mr A and I were directed to the overspill car park at 10:15 on the Friday morning which was an indication of the busy morning to come.
We soon made some new friends :-)
Sock blockers in all sizes imaginable on the Laal Bear's stall
We spent a lovely morning there on Friday, and then Mr A and I left to enjoy an afternoon on Ullswater which provided a welcome respite from humid Cockermouth. We took a lovely trip on an Ullswater Steamer which was the perfest way to see the area.
The weather closed in somewhat though which gave us a different outlook altogether.
But we did see this mum and her babies out for an afternoon swim - aaahhhhh!
On Saturday I attended a masterclass in Estonian Knitting with Nancy Bush. Nancy's calm and gentle outlook and obvious passion for all things Estonian made for a wonderful day - even if it was so hot it almost turned into a felting class ;-) I promise never to uses an "easy" way to knit a nupp and will always use the traditional method!
Some of Nancy's lovely work.
After the class therewas time for one last wonder around. The Laal bear again.
Fibrespates
The Yarn Yard
p/hop were situated very conveniently in between the ice cream and The Yarn yard :-) they were wonderfully successful, and their sale of p/hop patterns, together with the generous donation from Kindred Knitters and the shawl raffle raised a staggering £894.78. Well done to Ambermoggie and Wye Sue for all their hard work on the Kindred Knitters stall.
This lovely stall was the University of Cumbria.
This was the Kindred Knitters area - a haven for weary Ravellers and bloggers.
This is Mr Mogs looking on while Lou from p/hop being presented with the kindred Knitters donation.
Our last night out saw Mr A and I head for The Bitter End, a pub with it's own brewery. Much better than the dreadful restaurant we at in the previous evening ( the restaurant and it's food were lovely, it's clientele leaves a lot to be desired )
Our table looked right into the brewery - now that's what I call a table with a view :-)
Our last night out saw Mr A and I head for The Bitter End, a pub with it's own brewery. Much better than the dreadful restaurant we at in the previous evening ( the restaurant and it's food were lovely, it's clientele leaves a lot to be desired )
Our table looked right into the brewery - now that's what I call a table with a view :-)
4 comments:
Sounds like it was a wonderful weekend - that is the pub I was trying to remember the name of to recommend!!
Wow! I'll really have to try to get there next year, it looks fabulous, so much to see!
That looks such a wonderful time ... all those stalls would have sent me into a frenzy!!
Nancy's class really was lovely, wasn't it? And it was so nice to meet you "in person" Joy.
You must be absolutely thrilled about all the raffle ticket donations for your beautiful shawl, what a wonderful result all round.
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