Okay, let me start by saying that this event isn’t until May 16th. BUT- if you wait until May, or April, or maybe even March to order your tickets, you are going to miss out on this awesome event. And, Sugar, I don’t want that for you. Baseball and knitting? Together in one stadium? With some of my very favorite people in world? Trust me. You want to be there. *

And the tickets are DEAD CHEAP. Like, $11. Plus there are awesome goodie bags (sponsored by yours truly and others) and awesome door prizes. Here what my good friend Kate, the organizer,  has to say about the event, tickets, etc.:

“The game on May 16th will be followed by a free Fan Fest event. This includes lots of activities for kids (young and old) and free food (hot dogs, chips etc.).

Tickets are for reserved seats. We try to sit behind the screen (behind home plate) to prevent knitting related injuries from unseen foul balls.

Ticket are $11 each. This will include mailing of the tickets to you ahead of time and also helps to defray the cost of goodie bags or other shwag. There is no child price as these are reserved seats. Children under the age of 2 do not need a ticket, unless you want a separate seat for them to sit in.

Two ways to order:

1) Paypal $11 x the number of seats that you want to kateburke24@gmail.com. Please make sure that the address attached to the Paypal account is where you want the tickets mailed. If you want them mailed some where else, please put that address in the comment section.

2) if you would prefer not to use Paypal, email me at kateburke24@gmail.com. I can take your request that way and provide you with a mailing address so that you can pay by check.

Tickets will be mailed to you well in advance of the game. On the day of the game, there will be a Stitch & Pitch table just inside the main gate. This is where you can come to meet other knitters, drop off FOs to donate and pick up your goodie bag.”

Here’s the Rav group for the event.

I hope to see loads of y’all there. “Hope” because (*) last year Erin and I spent THREE HOURS driving around looking for the stadium. Don’t worry- it’s not hard to find at all. We just had really bad directions from Mapquest with an imaginary exit number on them. BTW- for those of y’all unfamiliar with the Northeast, Rhode Island, where this event is held, is about the size of North Dallas. Or maybe Plano. In fact, you can not drive for three hours and still be in Rhode Island. We had to turn around at the state line a couple of times! And- here’s the punch line- after THREE HOURS of looking for the stadium, we gave up and went home.

This year, I hope to be there, schedule and maps permitting.

P.S. One of y’all very sweetly asked for a downloadable calendar of events. Great idea. I’ll try to figure out how to make it happen soonest.

EDITED TO ADD IMPORTANT INFO FROM KATE: “I will be purchasing the first block of tickets on Monday, March 1st. If want to be assured of a seat in the “stitcher” section, get me your ticket requests ASAP! I can add on after that, but those seats may be scattered a bit, depending on what is available.

Don’t forget we’re having our first Open Farm Day this Saturday. Come anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and wear clothes you don’t mind getting muddy in. Boots are highly recommended due to all the recent rain

We are also excited to announce that our second annual Solstice Party! Last year was so much fun- in spite of the fact that it was sandwiched between two blizzards- that we decided to do it again in Virginia. Like last year, the party will be potluck and will end with roasting marshmallow and Peeps around the fire. We’ll post more details as it gets closer but mark your calendars for Saturday, December 19th.

Open Farm Days and the Solstice Party are open to all blog readers, not just shareholders.

Tune in tomorrow for some cool recipes and the winner of our Shepherding Camp Giveaway! And have a happy, happy Thanksgiving!

This weekend a group of shareholders from our ravelry group came from all over the country to spend a weekend on the farm.

Even though they were on vacation they insisted on working while the were here.

And of course there was a whole lot of knitting.

We invited some of our local friends to join us for lunch on the farm on Saturday. It was lovely.

I think everybody’s favorite part of the weekend was just hanging out with the flock.

It was truly a magical weekend. Seeing the farm and the animals through fresh eyes is so good for me! I feel incredibly honored that these amazing women took vacation days to spend with me. Y’all are amazing and I am humbled by your support. Thanks to everyone who came from near and far to make the last few days more perfect than I ever could have imagined they could be.

And for those of you who missed this weekend- no worries! We are to make the third Saturday of every month and open farm day when shareholders and friends can come and spend time with the flock. Bring your spinning wheel, your knitting and a picnic if you like. Children are welcome; dogs and other pets unfortunately are not.

If you’ll be coming from out of town, we can recommend the brand-new Best Western in Gordonsville. It’s about 20 minutes from the farm – the closest hotel by farm. There are many other amazing things to do in the Charlottesville area but I highly recommend a visit to Monticello or a trip to a local winery.

The only exception to the third Saturday thing will be this month, when open farm day will be 11/28.

Shareholder Kate Burke is organizing the 2nd annual Pawtucket Red Sox Stitch n Pitch. Erin and I will be going and I hope some of you can join us.

Stitch & Pitch 2009 will be Sunday, May 17th. Game time 1:05 pm

All seats are reserved tickets are $9.50/each. this includes ticket plus S&H; tickets will be mailed to you to request tickets, please email me at susie AT fiberfarm DOT com with the number of tickets you need and an email address. Kate will be bill you for your tickets via PayPal and your tickets will be mailed to you. Deadline to order with the group is March 14th. As in tomorrow. I know it’s super short notice (my fault!) but it will be a blast!

If you’re on Ravelry you can find lots more info about the event, busses going to the event from Boston, South County RI and the Cape and lots more here. If you aren’t a ravelrer and have questions you can send them to me (susie AT fiberfarm DOT com) and I’ll forward them on to Kate.

Hope to see you at the ball game!