My wife (who spins and knits) has a number of acquaintances who engage in sheep-to-shawl competitively. They're all uber-geeks of the textile world. It's just

My wife (who spins and knits) has a number of acquaintances who engage in sheep-to-shawl competitively. They're all uber-geeks of the textile world. It's just like those build-a-game-from-scratch-in-a-weekend contests. Except for the sheep.