Saturday was the KW Knitters’ Fair and it rocked. I haven’t bought yarn in awhile (the thing was no yarn/fibre till KW, then no yarn till Rhinebeck) so it was really….satisfying? Hm.

Anyway, I went with KnittyAmy, Diane, and Tamarah, absolutely wonderful yarn-fest companions. Amy’s talk went great, I think. Not too much traffic (more coming back), pho (although no veggie pho for me! had to settle for the same ol’ tofu and veg) and yarn = one good time, and four sleepy gals.

The haul…

From left:
Claudia Handpainted from Pickupsticks, a new online yarn shop specializing in handdyed, handspun and otherwise unique yarns, and run by my pal Connie.
Worsted Polwarth and fingering weight Polwarth/Silk from Rovings (sooo yummy)
Briggs and Little – the blue is Regal, the burgundy is Heritage. How do you say no to $3/skein?!

Yes, there are multiples of each of these. Well, not the Polwarth/Silk, actually – there’s enough yardage in there for a good sized shawl.

I also got a wee bit o’ fibre:

Three balls of superwash merino and a couple of batts (loooove ’em) from Laurie at The Black Lamb in Port Hope. I really got to get out there sometime. I also got a bag of pin-drafted grey alpaca, which is soo very soft.

Car knitting was the plain black alpaca pullover – I’m just about to the sleeve/body division now.

All in all, one very satisfying day. And drinks with the wonderful Sophie at the Rosewater afterward, although I don’t have any photos of that (where’s the photos, Soph?). I actually felt a wee bit of the overwhelm-sion at the show, though – I can’t even image how Rhinebeck will be. At least we’ll have a bit longer to check things out! I can’t wait!

27 Responses to “yaaaarn”

  1. Margaret

    I was there, too!
    I was so overwhelmed, I only bought 2 skeins of handdyed Merino Wool and 2 knitting magazines.
    My husband couldn’t believe I spent so little, but I think he was relieved. :)

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  2. Linda

    Congrats on the Knitty piece. I can’t believe you didn’t even give a hint that you had submitted something. At any rate, I love it!

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  3. Sophie

    Nice loot, Laura!
    Thanks again for coming to my birthday shindig – it was lovely to have you there. In keeping with the insanity, I misplaced my camera, so don’t have my own photos. I’m wating for Jen and others to post – as soon as I see something out there, I’ll let yiz’ know!

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  4. Erica B.

    I ‘heart’ your cardi on Knitty! It’s my favorite! You WILL see this one on my blog and a lot of others! It’s fabulous!

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  5. diane murphy

    Congratulations, Laura! What a great accomplishment to be published in Knitty! I definitely had a great day on Saturday. You are a great navigator! See you Wednesday.

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  6. jenny

    Laura: Just thought I’d delurk to let you know how gorgeous I think Serrano is. Love your blog, you always turn out beautiful pieces. I hope I can get Serrano to turn out half as beautiful as yours!

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  7. Jess

    Lovely job with Serrano! Love the hook & eye closure. And I was just salivating over some Aurora 4 that would be *perfect* for this!

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  8. Shayla

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE Serrano! Congratulations on being in Knitty. When I saw the picture I was like, wait…is that cosmicpluto? I can’t wait until I can knit it!

    Anyways, doesn’t it feel great to buy yarn? I wish I could afford to.

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  9. femiknitter

    I’m a longtime reader now delurking to say congrats on the Serrano patten on Knitty! I love it, and hope to make one of my own by the Spring. Congrats once again!

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  10. dennymcmillan

    I did my first day at lettuce yesterday.
    And we capped off the day with a sitdown with the knitty.We’re all over this issue,baby. Cause we rock.

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  11. Emily

    I just wanted to come out of lurkdom to say that your serrano pattern is fabulous. I intend to dye some yarn for it and start in a week or two. Love it! You are so talented.

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  12. Lise

    Love, love, love Serrano. That’s definitely my next cardi…. well, along with Lucy…probably. Oh dear, so many projects, so little time!

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  13. Amy

    Yay! I love your Serrano pattern in Knitty. What a hot chili! Can’t wait to see all the interest it sparks in blogland. It’s gonna be hot!

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