It just gets worse. . .
So aparently if I think I'm making an effort to post more, I end up posting LESS . . .
Replies to comments:
Jennifer: I did start the sleeve in the round and when/if I do the coat I will do it in the round and steek it. I agree, doing it flat like written is crazy!
Jan: The yarn is Diamusee and the color # is 38. It is much softer than Noro, no VM at all. It fuzzes a bit and looks like it will felt like crazy. I love it and everyone loves the scarf in the store.
Shannita: OMG I cannot believe that was you at Jennifer Knits!!! "Small world" doesn't cover it!
Now, on with the show . . .
The store has been super busy and we are dealing with some issues, but I'm still having a great time. I have met some amazing women, and I love watching everyone's projects progress! It's so great to help someone achieve a goal they thought was beyond their grasp, and I'm still totally in love with fiber and color as always. My favorite part of a project is and I think will always be the excitement of picking out the yarn and pattern and color, and at a job like this I get to do that a million times over every day. I'm so happy!!!
In my own knitting news. . . I went to Stitches East on the Sunday it ended and have to say I was dissapointed. I think the vendor turnout wasn't as big as in past years, I didn't see LanaKnits or Simply Knit (I know they changed ownership but I always looked forward to their booth). I only shopped for about an hour and a half and got two sweater's worth of sale yarn. After this year I will think twice about going again next year. It's just not as exciting as it used to be. I wonder if it's because I work in a yarn shop? ;o)
I ended up not going to Rhinebeck b/c I was too tired. I'm working 6 days a week and the idea of driving for 2 hours just didn't appeal on my one day off, you know?
Currently working on a shrug from the latest Tahki book, in wonderful Kashmir yarn, which is a cashmere/silk blend and is just drool-worthy. Will post pictures later . . . I've taken to carrying my digital camera around everywhere with me lately!
jennifer
October 22, 2004
Well, THERE you are! Was wondering if we were going to have to send out the dogs. ;)
Just out of curiosity, do you think fewer vendors showed up at Stitches because of disenchantment with the owners of the show? How was the visitor turnout? I worked at a yarn shop when I first went to Stitches and I still felt like I’d died and gone to yarn heaven. Nowadays I probably would pass out from sheer fiber excitement. (Of course I nearly did that when we were in New York!)
:)