Just Nicky

Bendigo Wool … and sheep too. July 23, 2006

We trundled off to Bendigo yesterday to visit the Sheep and Wool show and to see Finn’s Grandy and Helen (although I completely forgot that Helen was in Bendigo until Friday night).

At first I thought the show was going to be all sheep and no wool as we wandered past and through tent after tent of sheep and alpacas, but eventually we found the main shed full of wool crafts. There was some very boring stuff there - all beautifully made, but sooo boring - however once I got past that there was some lovely things to look at and, of course, buy.

I bought 2 balls of the yarn at top left, but the other must still be in the car (I hope). The big skein is likely to become my sister’s birthday present in September, unless I fall too much in love with it. I was most excited to find the needle rolls, though, since I’ve been looking at them online, baulking at the prices (usually $50 +) and promising myself I’d make my own, one day. The large one for straight needles was $18 and has 9 pockets. The smaller one is intended for circulars and cost $12.50. The best thing is that I can use these as a template for making my own - when I finally get around to it.

There were other sheds of wool crafts where I would have liked to have bought some bits and pieces, but we were rapidly running out of cash and nobody seemed to take credit card, which is not such a bad thing as it stopped me from going overboard.