PamsFiber went to Vogue Knitting Live in NYC!

Well, the VKL show in NYC was more then I could have hoped for! The very best thing was all my friends and family that came to help or support me! And the all the well wishes and support from the one's who could not make it. Ill never forget them for that. It really meant a lot to me to have them with me to have the one's that could make it with me. Not to mention the fun and laughs they brought!
Then there were the sales! Yes, I was only 200.00 away from my goal. But the interview with Interweave Press made up for the 200 short of that goal. I also met so many wonderful people that I know from FB! Meeting them in person was awesome. I was asked to do a couple of yarn tasting days at various yarn shops, a talk radio interview and to spin for a designer. So I am one happy spinner/shepherdess!
I feel the the Big Apple was very good to me.
Our booth set up came out just like I imagined, even better, more room then I thought. Our dinner with the group of friends and family was so much fun! Lost of laughs and wonderful food from Ariana's Afghan Kabob house.
Our stay at Carla and Milts made the trip so cozy and comfortable. Ashly and Rick were the wonderful helpful friends that they always are. Liz, rocked the booth with Kelly and Brooke when I did my Fiber Preparation and Spinning Demo. Maryi checked in and kept tabs on everyone, suzy and Leslie arranged our wonderful dinner and Leslie, yes you make a wonderful sign maker! Mom and Dad surprised me when they showed up in the Bog Apple! And Mike was as supportive as he always is. I love you all! Your the best.
I have been hoarding the hundreds of skeins of handspun that I worked on for the show so I will be listing what I came home with in my Etsy shop. Some new yarns spun with a different twist! So much new inspiration for yarns, so stay tuned. Keep checking in at.....www.PamsFiber.Etsy.com
My next blog post will have a free winter give away, 3 alpaca knitting kits, pattern and yarn! A thank you to my followers and for fun during the winter months so stop back in a few weeks! Thanks for all who made the Vogue weekend possible, it was a blast and I think it put me on the knitting road map!

So for now I'm going to work on building my Etsy shop with awesome handspuns and getting my farm shop in order. I have loads of creative yarn ideas that I will be working on. And I'm taking a Pluckyfluff Camp class with Lexi Boeger in June so that should be the icing on the cake for my creative handspun yarns! So keep an eye on my etsy shop, and of course you can always make an appointment for the farm shop. And don't forget, follow me on FB for all my spinning and farming ventures. Friend me under Pam Mike Blasko. Love to see you there.

You can also find me on the new " Knitting GPS" App available for iPhones right now and Droid in the near future. It's an awesome tool for vacation or sitting at home surfing through all the yarn shops, their locations, blogs and websites. Brought to you by: Jonelle Beck from SWTC. Awesome App idea.

I hope your winter days are bright, and bring you only the best! XO

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Pamsfiber goes to the Big Apple!

I have been a little neglectful in posting on my blog. It's been with good reason. Back in October I was invited to participate at the Vogue Knitting Live show in New York City! I will be displaying my handspun yarns and doing a fiber preparation and spinning demo. Dream Come True Farm and Pamsfiber now has a signature yarn. It's called "Out Of The Box" it's what I guess I would call an Artful spun yarn, using many different fibers all blended together and an aray of colors. All bold, all whimsical. The date of the show is January 14-16. I will be in booth 1502 and my demo will be on the second floor on the fashion show stage at 12:30 pm on the 15th, Saturday. I have been so darn busy getting ready for the show the time just flew by and my postings here didn't get done. But I'm sure I'll have some great pics from the show and will share when I return home and settle in. Meantime my new "Out Of The Box" signature yarn can be seen in my Etsy shop at www.pamsfiber.Etsy.com take a peek. Wish me luck!

Come Join Me In the "Spinning Lounge" and Sit a Spell

Welcome to my "Spinning Lounge" where I create my handspun yarns. My last post was in October, shame on me! I do have a good excuse. I have wonderful and exciting news. I have been invited by Vogue Knitting to be in the Vogue Knitting show in NYC January 14th, 15th and 16th with my handspun yarns! I am also doing a demo at a scheduled time it will be on Spinning 101! Yes, I may be getting the BIG break that I have been working towards, to get myself out there! Our wonderful friends Ashly and Rick (www.Ashlyannshands.com) will join us to help Mike and I (yes my awesome husband is coming to help) in the booth, as well as my daughter Brooke, my Niece Kelly and my good friend Lizzy from Short and Sweet Farm. I have so many offers from so many of my good friends who are so happy for me and encouraging that it warms my heart and inspires me to work very hard at this to make them all proud! Thanks to all of you! My days are now full, very full. I sit I spin, I sit I spin, I stretch my back, I sit and spin some more! I wash and pick fleeces, I dye fleeces and pick or card more. I knit samples with the yarn Im spinning to sell. This is truly a full time job for me right now. And I love every minute of it. You will find me in the "Spinning Lounge" daily and part of the late evening hours. The room is located in my house and it is dedicated to my fiber. All though I do over flow into other parts of the house. My wonderful husband gives up and realizes he lives with a wool hound and that's that! So my lounge is cozy, has all my tools, smells of wool,lavender and ptchouli. It is full of color and looks out over the barnyard! So my animals can be seen through out the day. The energy is awesome. My hand knit dolls who are my fiber friends sit on a shelf, my collection of spindles sit on the the same shelf where I can enjoy them all. My fiber over flows in baskets and I have my wonderful cozy sitting area's where I spin or knit. Country, classical or folk music plays on my radio or I tune into animal planet and enjoy an episode or two. Where else would I want to be. Its of course my favorite room. Most of my wheels (or the one's I'm using at the time) are in the lounge, the others are on the balcony of the stairs, just waiting for their turn to be used. The reason for the different wheels is they all do something different, they all have their own tune they hum, they all spin a particular yarn suited best for them. They are all my friends! So if your in my area and have the time come sit a spell, maybe do some spinning, knitting, or whatever your fiber choice may be and feel the wonderful energy in Dream Come True Farm and Pamsfiber's "Spinning Lounge" I'd love to have you. So this has been a day in my life as it will play out for the next 7 weeks until the Vogue show....Check out Vogue Live 2011 NYC on the web. Maybe you'll do a field trip. Its going to be awesome! Be sure to find me and visit us at the show if you go!

Dream Come Ture Farm and Pams Fiber Fest Day

Well, after my day yesterday at our 2nd annual mini fiber fest I have decided that fiber people are the nicest people on earth! What a great bunch of women that gathered yesterday here on Dream Come true farm in Oxford CT. Some brought wheels, some brought knitting. Actually most brought both! Totting wheels, knitting bags and home baked goods the ladies began arriving at 10:30 in the morning, spending most of the day sharing fiber ideas, knitting patterns and showing off their recent knitting pattern we enjoyed one an others company. The weather was spectacular! A grand fall day. We even got to wear some of our wool garments! Next years mini fiber fest is already in the works! Yes, I have some big ideas for next year which I'm going to offer the ladies at our next fiber gathering which is a dye day at Ahly's home in November. Thank you to all who came, loved having you and cant wait until we meet again! Which as a reminder let me shout out to all of you Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival!! Just a subtle reminder.......See you all soon. Watch our blog for upcoming events. Don't forget our holiday gathering open to the public will be in November, check back for information and dates. Opening most Sundays, call to be sure I do have some fiber gatherings to attend on a few Sundays 203-736-2630 and as always we will open during the week by appointment most anytime, just give us a ring.
Enjoy the fall weather! See you all soon! Don't forget you can fine my yarns in my Etsy shop, www.Pamsfiber.Etsy.com Or I'd love to friend you on FB... check us out under Pam Mike Blasko. I update all farm and spinning activities daily.
Spin On, Pam

Update on events at Dream Come True Farm

September 25th we will be open in celebration of National Alpaca Day! Our farm shop will be open and is filled with alpaca yarns, hats, shawls, scarves and socks. We will also be spinning aplaca fiber all day. Stop on by and get some ideas for the holidays.

October 2nd is our second annual fiber spin in day. This event is for anyone wanting to come sit, knit, spin, chat, visit, meet new friends, share ideas and visit with the fiber animals. Bring your own lunch, and chair we will be offering beverage and snacks. We plan on starting at 11am and going all day! This will be a weather permitting event so lets keep our fingers crossed for a beautiful fall day. Call if you need directions 203-736-2630

Watch this blog for our holiday open house event and see what we have planned for this year.



Hope to see some of you at the spin in. Id love to sit and chat with you and share ideas.....I have some big ideas for next years Spin in and would like your in-put.

Musings from the farm

This is what my house looked like the past two weeks! Need I say more? I had a very progressive couple of weeks. I spun, dyed, created, and just plain old enjoyed the work! And yes, Im into the color olive green and gold for the fall. Im loving it....More dyeing plans ahead and lots more spinning to get done. Im offering lots of new yarns in my Etsy shop so be sure to visit..www.Pamsfiber.Etsy.com We are opening the farm shop most Sunday's of late so if your in the area be sure to check us out! We'd love to have you visit our farm and shop. Fall is in the air, so start planning your knitting projects so by the time the winter rolls around your all sunug in your woolens.