Last October, when visiting home in New England, my mom and I took a trip to the Rhinebeck Sheep & Wool Festival, and we couldn’t have picked a better time to visit. The Hudson River Valley was absolutely breathtaking, with the trees in full autumn colors. We stayed at the Tarrytown House Estate in Sleepy Hollow, which was in the perfect location. The property was beautiful, with its historic buildings and peaceful grounds, and it made a great home base for our trip. One of the highlights was visiting Lyndhurst Mansion at night for a ghost tour. The mansion, with its old architecture and spooky history, had an eerie vibe as we explored its rooms for the tour. It really added to the fall magic of the whole trip!
I made sure to bring my Pumpkin Patch Sweater for the trip. It’s knit top down in the round with shaping around the neckline. I used Berroco Alpaca Wool for the body and pumpkins and added some leftover Malabrigo Rios for the accents. It was the perfect sweater for Rhinebeck. Funny enough, I actually saw someone at the festival wearing the exact same sweater pattern! It was a fun moment, and I ended up chatting with them and taking a picture.
Of course, the main event of the trip was the Rhinebeck Yarn Festival, which was huge! The festival was packed with booths selling every type of yarn imaginable, and there were tons of sheep too! From hand-dyed skeins to unique fibers, there was so much to see and touch. While I was at Rhinebeck, I picked out some yarn from the Shenandoah Fiber Company. Turns out, I wasn’t the only one who felt that way, there were a ton of people buying the same yarn. The yarn was from a specific sheep that must’ve been the softer than the rest. I ended up using it for the Fernlys Sweater pattern, and it’s become one of my favorite knits. The yarn was perfect for this pattern, a top down knit in the round with a slipstitch detail and Estonian braid.
Overall, Rhinebeck was everything I hoped for and more. The festival, scenery, and the fall vibes was the perfect mix of everything that makes autumn so special. I’m already thinking about going back this year, maybe with a longer shopping list and definitely with more time to explore.
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