Fibre fanatics lurking in the lifestyle section of the National Fieldays!

Walking around the lifestyle section of the fieldays I really  was wandering, almost aimlessly, past all those kitchen tools you can't be without, to peel, chop and whatever.. and past the hand cream which will leave your hands soft and silky, the politicians and inland revenue stands... all without a lot of enthusiasm.. then suddenly, like a beacon in the mire, I rounded one corner and there nestled in the next bend was a stand covered with the most glorious vibrant hues of wool/fibre.
Add to that the lovely ladies 'manning' the stand who loved talking to visitors about knitting and crochet... showing you the circular needles and lovely German crochet hooks they had on their stand, talking about the fabulous wools they had and even getting you to try to knit a row on those circular needles.. all the while they were knitting up a storm themselves!
I realised I had found myself a mighty time waster of a stand!
Most of the wool was fibre which is not readily found at your large craft shop, and they also had a wide range of patterns, finished garments, hats, sock, tiny crocheted flowers to trim those 'oh so useful' beanies which we are all eyeing as winter arrives later than usual but is finally making itself known in a fairly wet and chilly manner.
Sue and the other cheery and amusing ladies on the Joe's Emporium Wool stand (they'd come down to Hamilton from Howick) were so lovely I couldn't wait to visit them a couple of days later to actually talk to them some more and buy myself some of the divine baby alpaca 2ply (yes 2 ply!) wool they had. 
I'll take a couple of photos of the wool and post further on it next time.