Slow Recovery

Still recovering from pneumonia so not much knitting or spinning.  I have been trying really hard to finish some of my WIP.  This bind off took me about 5 months.  I started the bind off in June.  It's just 4 lines but I only bind off 2 stitches each time.  This shawl was started on Aug 3 2013!  I'm glad its done.  It wasn't hard but the lace yarn was a bit hard to work with some of the stitches.  Details:
Needle:  Size 5 circular
Yarn:  Dream in Color Wisp in March '12
Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vostok

County and State Fair Results

 I got first place at County for this shawl but nothing at state.

I got First place for County and State for these socks.

This Best Spinner award came with a $75 gift certificate!

This is the yarn that won Best Spinner, First Place for County and State!

All the ribbons together for the handspun.

This just won First place at County.

This won first place at County and Third place at State.

Gift Certificate Shopping!

I finally got a chance to head up to Phoenix.  Mesa actually.  I went to the Fiber Factory and got this with my gift certificate plus some cash.  The pink fiber is Romney for my daughter.  She picked it up and said "It's so PINK!!".   The other fiber is 50% silk and 50% merino.  The rainbow color yarn was also picked by my daughter for a hat.  Interesting choice but as long as she wears the hat, I don't mind.  I couldn't pass up the gradient set.  The purple yarn is a hat for the other daughter.

Gift Certificate

I got this in the mail.  It says "Best Weaver" instead of "Best Spinner" because the "Best Spinner" gift certificate is for a store in Prescott which the Best Weaver wanted.  This is fine with me since I've never been to the Fiber Factory.  I can't wait to check it out!