The Rhinebeck sweater was finished in time. It might have been very slightly damp when I packed it in my suitcase, but it was fine when I wore it.
I'm very happy with how it turned out, despite the sleeves being a bit longer than I like. It is a good pattern that I might consider making again in a different colorway.
The weekend was so much fun. It always is when I'm with my sisters. Unfortunately one sister couldn't join us, but the other four of us had a great time.
We went into New York City Friday night to see a play. New Jersey rush hour traffic is quite the adventure. My oldest sister, who is the textbook definition of rule-follower, drove like a maniac. Honestly it was a bit scary, but she had to conform with the others on the highway or else things might have ended badly. We made it to the train station in Seacacus and rode to Penn Station. From there we walked up to Broadway, acting like tourists all the way.
We saw Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic. It was a wonderful show. The performances were great and the set fabulous. The only part I wouldn't give an A+ to is the story. It is a bit of a creepy, stalker storyline, but I have to remind myself that it is based on a book written over 100 years ago.
We got back to my sisters house after midnight and then got up with the sun on Saturday to drive to Rhinebeck. Of course the animals were adorable. This llama was posing like a celebrity on the red carpet.
This adorable angora rabbit stole my heart. He was the softest thing in the world. I thought about bringing him home with me but Squeaks probably wouldn't appreciate sharing the house with another creature.
The weather was absolutely perfect. Blue skies and cool temperatures. I'm sure the perfect weather contributed to the enormous crowd. There were so many people it made walking through the barns slow. In fact we didn't see everything. Since this was the third time for us, except our one sister who isn't a knitter anyway, we by-passed several of the booths. I picked up a few things: merino-angora roving, sweater quantity of organic wool, a skein of Miss Babs Yowza and a bottle of Hetta glogg. Two years ago, we sampled the glogg but I passed on purchasing a bottle. I regretted that decision. Since they were again attending the festival I made sure a bottle came home with me.
After we left the fairgrounds, we visited Bard College. Bard is my nephews alma mater. It is a small college along the Hudson.
After spending some time photographing the Monarchs, we went back to New Jersey for a pizza and movie night.
It was tough going back to work on Monday. I didn't make it a whole week though. I had a physical this morning and decided to take the whole day off. I have a crock pot full of beef barley soup simmering. Now I'm going to go upstairs and do some sewing.
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