Stitches West, 2008
A post high on colour and short on text. Captions and snapshots from the sprawling yarn extravaganza at Santa Clara Convention center yesterday.
In front of the giant Ravelry poster:
Before and after the Slaughter, or Spotless Fibre Loses Battle with Dye:
ManDuka peers through the lattice work of an Orenburg shawl at the Skaska Designs booth:
People go crazy at the massive sale pit in which crawled bags and bags of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino, Elsebeth Lavold Angora and lots of lots of Drops yarn:
My precious, bank-breaking, luscious, awe-inspiring, Brooks Farm acquisition, Mas Acero worsted wool-silk:
A monster storm cometh our way in the Bay Area in a few hours, and in the time it took me to upload the photos and write this post, rain clouds have already smothered the sun. But nothing can smother the high I am feeling after inhaling all those yarn fumes yesterday and just swimming in a sea of stunning handknits on display! I do believe I saw the largest number of triangular shawls in one day. I also squealed in delight on spotting Nancy Bush and shamelessly asked for her autograph. She looked a little startled but took it in her stride, the good woman.
Now I do have some of my own handknitting to show you, but you have to excuse me. I have to pack and cross my fingers for good weather at the airport, because I hope to be listening to some Fado very soon:
Thanks for the peek at Stitches! That picture of the sale yarn is too much. And your yarn is beautiful. Can’t wait to see what you make with it!
I walked right beside you yesterday at Stitches!!!
It looks like you and ManDuka had a great time at Stitches! The yarn you bought is beautiful.
Have a good trip and enjoy the fado!
Wow, that looks wild! Hope no one was trampled in the “sale pit”
I can smell the yarn fumes all the way over here! Looks like you had a fabulous time!
wow! looks like it was a great time! the Brooks Farm is beautiful!
I would love to go to Stitches someday! Thanks for sharing your pics
I love Brooks Farm, it’s really great stuff, what will yours become?
Wow, you have so much willpower to resist the mountain of sale yarn! The Mas Acero is a beautiful color, do you have any plans for it? I used the fingering-weight version on my endpaper mitts, and the sheen of the silk is really gorgeous.