There’s just nothing else like it. The yarn, the animals, the fall colours – the only thing that doesn’t agree with me is the crowds! But I did get to see lots of people I know “from the internet” as well as a few sweaters from my patterns in the wild, which is always a thrill. If the grounds look empty in these, it’s just because they’re from first thing on Saturday morning!
For the first stop on the Rhinebeck 2013 tour, Dale and I flew to NYC and stayed in Brooklyn for a night – just enough time to see a few sights and eat a few delicious meals before catching the train upstate! We stayed at Hotel Indigo, which was lovely (it had hard flooring instead of carpet!). Here’s a few snaps!
Travel knitting – a simple shawl out of gorgeous Fyberspates cashmere/silk.
Bucatini all’Amatriciana at Eataly.
A few shots from the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building – it was quite crowded!
Palmer’s in Brooklyn, where we had a fantastic breakfast.
Shake Shack!
Staying in downtown Brooklyn was different and nice. There’s always so much to see in NYC and so little time. More to come on the main event!
So. It’s September. I’ve been out of school for awhile now, but that ‘new year, new stuff’ feeling just lasts forever, doesn’t it? I spent the last bit of August working hard on the sweaters for the next Afternoon Tea photoshoot (which is very soon!), vacationing, eating, and generally lounging.
I have some spinning to do (fiber from Into the Whirled).
Knitting away – Indigodragonfly MCN Worsted in “Tiny Bloodsucking Dancer”, an awesome deep, hot pink! I’m really excited to share this sweater pattern with you soon.
Boyfriend and I went to Halifax for vacation in the middle of August – no, we don’t have any family there, which seems to be the first thing people ask us! Nope, we just kind of chose a nice Canadian city that seemed like it would be relaxing. We saw everything, took lots of naps and looked at the water. I shot pretty much exclusively on film, despite taking my DSLR, and since I haven’t gotten the film developed yet I just have a few iphone shots to share for now.
A funny story about Seaport Market, above – we went on Saturday for the farmer’s market, and then again on Tuesday because we were in the area and needed something to eat. There were two HUGE cruise ships docked there! One was a Saw-themed cruise (yes, the horror movie) and the other was Disney.