Oh my goodness, what a turn out familiars as well as newbies. This years event was extra special for me I actually got an autograph from the author of several books, Yarn Harlot, Knitting Rules and Stephanie Mcfee and a photo shot of me and Lily ChinCheck us out! Way Cool!
I met up with harlempurl my Sensei and we had a ball, I stayed longer than I did the last year that I volunteered to stuff bags, Sensei taught knitting this year, way cool! What a beautiful day it was, I was baking in that sweat shirt the next time I will
knit me something to wear for Knit Out 2007, definitely a shawl and matching cap.Quite a few of the well known vendors came out for the even and they had lots of goodies to hand out which is always a good thing, nothing like adding to ones supplies; check out the photos.......
Look who showed up!Check out Sahara in her lovely dress representing knittycity, look at all the lovely items in the background, I will have to talk to her about some patterns and some yarn, definitely go visit her and check out her digs. Oh Yeah!
Sahara getting ready for a photo opportunity.
Look who showed up, Marvelous Marva, My Girl! She is such a wonderful person, so crafty and knowledgeable, she is a true asset to the knitting group. Marva is new at blogging so we have to give her a chance to get it together the way she wants it and then we can comment on all her past and present projects and WIP's. We will check her later.
Here is a great picture of the crew, new to me is Tawana in green top and Rosi G's hand and camera, dang I can't believe I didn't get a photo of her, she is so cool and what a knitter. In purple with glasses is Necia, I am sorry to say that I can't remember her b-log name, I will be updating it later; this sister is multi-talented like Marva, unbelievable the various crafts she has mastered, I am still waiting to sample some of her homemade soap, I guess I should put in an order otherwise she'll never know I want some, my bad! lol I have more photos to post of Knit Out 2006, check them out....
I know, this should have been the first photo I commented on but I was so excited that I actually got the chance to see Lilychin the second time I attended the Knit Out let alone having my photo taken with her that it absolutely had to be first, you know how it is; it was so cool! These are the first arrivals before the huge crowd appeared, what a turn out so many people turned out young and old and there were some men knitting and crocheting, it was really great.
Here is one of my favorite publishing companies Interweave press, they have some of the most exquisite patterns available and now they have a crochet magazine out, it is excellent; a friend purchased a copy and let me parouse through it and you know I had to subscribe to it, it definitely was that good, can't wait to get started; I wish I had two more pairs of hands, boy I would be a knitting/crocheting maniac.
Now here is a sister, Danielle that has it going on, she made these sneakers, not the actual sneaker but she designed them and did the actual knitting, can you imagine the time it took to make all those holes so she could knit, we definitely have to hook up with her so we can broaden our skills, the sister is dynamite, check this out....
This is Danielle, look at the boots she made using fun fur; I think that it's actually a high heel shoe that she made into a boot, like I said the sister has it going on, she is awesome; come to think of it I don't even think she uses a pattern, I am not surprised. We will definite see her again, that I am sure of.
Bernat and Patons were in the house right next to each other and I was told that they are sister companies which is alright with me, as you can see they both were giving away bags with patterns for knitting and crocheting and a skein of fun fur, how cool was that. Next year I will be staying until the actual end because I heard that they were practically throwing away the yarn at the attendees so they wouldn't have to repack it, like I need more yarn; its addictive and I can't help myself. LOL
Now here is a publisher of some really wonderful items both knitting and crocheting not to mention other crafts, I won't mention the amount of their booklets that I have only because I don't know but there are a few of them that I scan through to get some ideas on what I want to create next.
Waiting for the kiddies to arrive, lots of crafts to be created by the newbies to the various creative wonders to be made with yarn. I was so involved with my immediate surroundings that I didn't get a chance to take a photo of the outcome, all chairs were taken and they were having a good time; next year I will be more on point. I will probably add a few more pictures to this b-log later, I just wanted you to get a taste of what a wonderful experience it was for me the second time around and to see how the day progressed. I'll be back!
Chow for now
