Williamsburg had SHEEP!

Yea Sheep! There were just a few and they were off to the side grazing in a field.


One was very sociable (for a sheep) and really enjoyed getting scratched behind his ears. Here's a close-up view:


Here's another view:


Apparently, sheep were mostly for eating(!) rather than knitting during Colonial times. They did spin and weave with hemp, linen, and cotton, however (and silk for those that could afford it). We toured the Wythe house (a signer of the Declaration of Independence who tutored Thomas Jefferson AND John Marshall in law!). They had a spinning/weaving house on the property:





There was a knitting shop in regular (non-colonial) Williamsburg, but we were off touring places during all of their operating hours. :( All in all, it was a great trip and one I'd recommend highly. Now that we know Washington DC is only ~7 hours or so by car, I want to go there next. It's downright embarrassing that I'm 37 years old and I've never seen our nation's capital city!

Spring Break!

Yes, we've been on vacation since Monday. Thankfully the hotel has free wireless and the rest of the family sleeps later than me, therefore allowing time to upload pictures of our trip so far! Since this blog is primarily a knitting blog, I decided to create another blog called "The Bastians" (found here: http://www.bastianhouse.blogspot.com)

Check it out to see our latest pics - keep in mind they are un-edited - straight from the camera pics - I haven't had the time (nor motivation) to even name them - there's nearly 100 pics from the last two days!!

This is the first pic I took - we stopped for lunch on the drive and found this retro Denny's Diner - it was very 1952/Happy Days on the inside - fun!

New Kids On the Block!

Yup, the rumors you've heard are true...there's a NEW yarn store in town! (ok, it's in Perrysburg, but close enough!)

The really cool thing is it's owned by two friends of mine that I originally met at a local knitting night!

It's in down town P-burg at 146 E. Second Street.

No webpage yet, but hopefully this summer I will be rectifying that for them. For now, their phone number is 419-872-YARN (9276). They're open M-W-F 10-6, T-Th 10-8 adn Sat 9-4. They'll be open some Sundays starting soon! Go check it out!

I will also be teaching some beginning-level classes there starting in June!

I put a Flickr badge of photos in the sidebar, but here's the front of the shop...it's in a cute little house! (To view any of the pics in the Flickr badge bigger, just double-click on one and it will open up and even let you leave comments on the individual photo!)

Yarn Haven outside
Originally uploaded by toledonative.