{"id":7114,"date":"2005-08-03T20:55:43","date_gmt":"2005-08-04T02:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2015-12-27T22:18:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T05:18:45","slug":"gaspereau-valley-fibres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=7114","title":{"rendered":"Gaspereau Valley Fibres"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to take up knitting now that I have been to the Gaspereau Valley Fibres farm and shop. I’m not a knitter but I found the shop absolutely divine and I am now crazy for wool. I’m sure for someone who knits the experience would have been purely orgasmic!<\/p>\n

The shop is located on a Cotswold sheep farm just outside of Wolfville. Wolfville is the place where Acadia University is located and is also in the heart of Acadien territory. Visiting a sheep farm to buy wool certainly adds a whole new twist to knitting, especially when you see some of the sheep that the wool came from; it’s like putting a face to your sweater.<\/p>\n

The farm doesn’t only sell their own wool, they sell stuff from all over the world – I practically tripped over myself when I saw yak wool from Nepal.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, this shop is divine and La Ni\u00f1a<\/em> had a great time chasing the house doggie around and squealing every time he licked her hand. It’s a good thing I am ignorant about wool because I only bought a few items (all this wool is for Heather — she coached me on what to look for). A shop like this would be dangerous for a knitter who likes different fibres (if there is a fibre you are unfamiliar with they give you needles and let you knit with it to see if it is something you want to buy!).<\/p>\n

Anyhow, Heather, this is what I picked out:<\/p>\n