Category: rhinebeck

  • my 2009 Rhinebeck recap

    Rhinebeck was so much fun this year – really, it can’t ever *not* be fun. It just gets better and better every year!

    We got to the fairgrounds around 9:30 on Saturday and managed to shop a wee bit before heading to the Rav meetup. I found a basket backpack and some Cormo in Building A.

    As you can see, I was somewhat unprepared for the cold weather even though I knew about it, so I borrowed Ysolda’s Snapdragon Tam and the Snapdragon mitts as well. I think the colour actually kinda works on me – I’m always hesitant about yellows, but this one’s nice and golden.

    The Saturday meetup was awesome – I loved seeing everyone’s reactions to Bobsolda! And I got to see Bonnie with her gorgeous teal Sagano shawl, which she test knit for me.

    After the meetup we headed out to the Elks Lodge to set up for the party. I manned the button table, which was great since I got to say hi to everyone coming in!

    The party was a blast as usual, cupcakes were had and nibbles eaten. Sunday was way more low-key – after the meetup I went off to find my Got Soap and headed to my book signing in Building B – lots of great books and authors there! Afterwards we all met up again, did some shopping, and headed back to the (amazing) house for dinner. Can you believe we could all eat dinner at the same table at once? That was a huge kitchen.

    I had such a nice time, I can hardly wait for next year. Next up, the yarn!

  • come see me at Rhinebeck!

    I’ve had an awesome time in Boston and have taken hardly any photos! Now I’m having a crazy awesome time pre-Rhinebeck with loads of fun people, interesting beer and yummy food.

    Just dropping in to say, if you’re coming to Rhinebeck this weekend come and see me at the Author’s signing being put on by Merritt Books in Building B! I’ll be there with books to buy on Sunday from 1-3pm. Come say hi!

  • rhinebeck spoils

    It’s late and I’m dying to go to bed, but I wanted to post all the yummy stuff I got at Rhinebeck! So it might have to be point form if I’m going to get through writing this…

    rhinebeck yarns

    L: Teal laceweight cashmere, over 1600 yards, from the Skaska booth. Mmm!
    C: Black fingering weight cashmere, 1200 yards (score!) from the Skaska booth as well. A woman at the booth was a little disappointed that Andrea and I bought up all the black cashmere!
    R: DK weight wool/silk from Brooks Farm, 1 skein. Probably destined for something like a swallowtail shawl for a gift.

    rhinebeck yarns II

    L: a sweater’s worth of pillowy, squishy natural coloured DK-weight merino from Greenwood Hill Farm (I think?). Sort of knits up tweedy – I totally got sucked in by the knitted up samples at the booth!
    C: three skeins of sock yarn from Sliver Moon Farm in a gorgeous plum. Seriously, the camera did not want to capture the true luminescence of this yarn.
    R: two skeins of yak down/cormo DK-weight yarn from Bijou Basin. This yarn is irregularly spun, cushy, and I love it! I’ve got 300 yards, and I’m thinking something with cables…

    fibres mosaic

    And finally, in spinning fibres (do you sense a colour theme here?) –

    L: batts from twitchystitches.com – crazy awesome teal/green/shiny goodness. About 180g.
    C: smokey grey corriedale mix from Spinner’s Hill – 5 oz.
    R: one lone braid of Ashland Bay merino in Cranberry – 4 oz.

    I also came home with a heck of a lot of raw milk cheese and a couple bars of soap, too! I actually had a bit of trouble shopping on the Saturday since it was so darn busy, I just wasn’t really able to concentrate properly! I more than made up for it on Sunday though :)

    In not-unrelated news, I have a pair of Fluevog Marians, red, in size 7.5 that I want to sell to a good home. After I twisted my ankle, it’s decided to be a bit…reconfigured. So they don’t fit quite right anymore! I’ve only worn them a few times (maybe 3 times) so they’re in like new condition. Yours for the same price I paid, $165 (USD or CDN is fine with me, despite the now rather significant difference!) and I’ll include the shipping. Email me if you’d like some new shoes!
    Taken!