Babs' Rhinebeck colorway reveal

high on fiber festival fumes & friendship

Re-entry after a weekend away can be rough--there's all the unpacking, a pile of laundry, and a pile of email to work through as soon as you get home.  And then the Monday morning alarm goes off o.O

Still, my recent trip to Rhinebeck, NY for the annual Sheep & Wool Festival was totally worth needing to hit snooze twice.  Attendees are still all a little high on yarn fumes, leaping llamas (+ tiny goat!), and meet ups with old and new friends (gosh, I loved meeting several of you there!).

And I'm still pretty high from your wonderful response to the new Once Upon A Rhinebeck Hat pattern as well as the reveal of Miss Babs' Rhinebeck 2024 colorways, Zephyr and Sweater Weather.

The hat’s really great way to show off a softly speckled colorway on a semi-solid background.  Here's the Zephyr (paired with dark blue) on top, and the Sweater Weather (paired with deep green) at the bottom:

Gotta admit I love the folded ribbing & pom pom on the Sweater Weather one. Speaking of which…you guessed it: The photos app on my phone decided that it also is a cactus! 🌵

Honestly, I think it’s because of the pink+green colors. 100% would not recommend wearing an actual cactus on your head. Otherwise, Team Babs and I would’ve been in some trouble here:

The pattern is still available at a discount through Oct 25th, and it’s looking like we’ll be able to make a lovely donation to the American Red Cross and World Central Kitchen as a result, so thanks if you’ve already purchased!

Phew!  That's all for now, so thanks for letting me into your inbox twice in same month--I'm not normally this organized :P

Regardless, it's a privilege to get to chat with you this way, and I truly appreciate getting to connect with you:)

Happy knitting and Happy fall,

Mary (aka Lyrical Knits)