Rhinebeck's Not-So-Secret Festival of Knitters

Every year about now when tree leaves across many parts of the nation turn yellow, brown, gold, and fiery red, knitters migrate. They don’t quite fly like birds, but they universally point their noses (and needles) to the town of Rhinebeck, the site of the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. But the name of this confab is too long for most and everyone who goes simply calls it “Rhinebeck.” The featured breed this year is the