Planning for Sheep and Wool...

[neotoma]

The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is coming up in a month, and I thought this would be a good time to make plans and arrange carpooling for it.

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[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Depends on what you want out of each thing. I will tell you, they are NOT going to run out of yarn at Sheep and Wool, though they might not have a rare brand after Saturday morning if you're looking for something specific.

And since that Sunday is Mother's Day, it's quite likely that it will be much quieter than Saturday.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Since I'm allergic to wool, I'm not betting on getting much yarn. I do want some knitting needles, though, and stitch markers - something fancier than I could get at any random yarn store.

At the Greek festival, I like hitting their rummage sale (a reason to go early) and tank up on lots and lots of Greek food (a reason to go later and then straight home.) Last year there were yard sales along the route there (a reason to go early) but on the other hand, the S&W Fest opens several hours earlier (a reason to go to the Fest first and then go Greek on the way home.)

It's one of those pushme-pullyou things that doesn't have a clear answer. And both run on Saturday and Sunday, so I have the option of dedicating one day to each, or a half day to both, but which?

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

I'd say one day for each, and do the Greek festival first if you want the best of the rummage sale.

Sheep and Wool will have plenty of non-sheep yarns for you to look over, though of course wool is the most common.