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Trek part two

After we left Woolfest, we drove along a theoretically impassable road above Loweswater:

It was sunny and fresh after the heavy rain that had fallen while we were under shelter at Woolfest. We drove on to the pub where we intended to have supper, but first we walked down to Crummockwater, where Sock thought he might like to paddle.

But the weather was drawing in again:

so we walked on round the head of the lake back to our supper.

Back to the Smoke the next day (almost literally - see what was waiting in Carlisle station!)

The Duchess of Sutherland

Trekking along part one

On Thursday, Sock was introduced to his future foot:

We were in the train to Cumbria to visit Woolfest. The 4-hour train journey to Carlisle gave me lots of time to finish the toe.

We arrived at my friend's cottage in time for a walk through the village to the campsite (which has the only shop) to buy milk. Here's the little methodist chapel just by Helen's house:

 

The hedgerows are at their peak at the moment. The briar roses are absolutely gorgeous, but for some reason I didn't get a good photo of them. The honeysuckle was also magnificent:

and here's a nice grouping of foxglove and flowering grasses:

Early the next morning, sock and baby sock were raring to go to Woolfest:

I'll tell you about purchases another time, but here are a couple of sheepy photos to give you a flavour of the thing. First, Rough Fell sheep being judged in the ring:

and here are some delicate-looking Shetland sheep:

The trekking sock and I had some more adventures, but I'll tell you about them next time.

Sockin' along

I joined Trek Along with Me and was determined to finish my Lorna's Laces socks first. So here's the finished shot.

The design is basic, but with Lorna's Laces you can't go wrong. Now I'm having a lot of fun with Trekking 108. I know it's not one of the colours I posted before - I can't help it if nice German ladies send me other colours, can I? The stitch pattern is 'welt fantastic' from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch.

I think I'm going to do a forethought heel from the same book.

Other news: I am on the second Latvonian mitten (although I haven't done the first thumb yet) and have nearly finished the fourth log cabin square. I've been spending a bit more time on the allotment now that the weather is warming up. Our runner beans have failed to germinate because of the cold so I'm going up later to sew some more.

After reading The Wool Palace I know where I'm going tomorrow!