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January 27, 2006
The Knit-In... was Awesome!
Woo hoo! Kudos to Carol for hosting an awesome 1st Annual Knit-In tonight at Simply Fibers, a great yarn store here in Springfield, MO. There were about 20-30 people there the whole time I was there, just knitting away. Then... drum roll please...
At 9pm she announced the special Knit-In Sale -- 30% off all yarn in the store. I am somewhat restricted budget-wise (just bought a house) but this is truly the chance of a lifetime, right? So I bought some really beautiful yarn from Mango Moon to make a Clapotis.
(It was still expensive, but it's made by a women's collective in Nepal. That's gotta be good karma, people.)
I also got a couple balls of Trekking XXL -- some really nice sock yarn from Germany. Here's a preview:
This might be a nice surprise for my Secret Pal, what do you think?
I got to meet Brianne in person! I think she's going to some knit with my knitting group this Sunday.
Posted by zarah at January 27, 2006 10:22 PM
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Yeah. I'm glad that you had fun but sorry that I had to miss it. My mom and I went in there yesterday before going to dinner and I bought some really pretty yarn and some wodden needles sz, 9, 4.5 and 10. So the group is meeting this sunday. What time?
Posted by: bethany at January 28, 2006 9:13 AM
Such a fun idea! Glad to hear it was such a blast ;) I love the recycled silk you got. Those colors are so pretty!
Posted by: Lolly at January 28, 2006 10:33 PM
I'm so glad it was fun. The yarn for clapotis looks great - I can't wait to see it knit up.
Posted by: Stephanie at January 30, 2006 10:38 AM
Sounds like a fun time! Look forward to seeing you Clapotis -- that Mango Moon is gorgeous stuff!
Posted by: Kathy at January 30, 2006 8:11 PM
Hi! Thanks for the well-wishes! I didn't get to meet Vickie...someday, though!
Looks like you had a great knit-in this weekend. I love that silk!
Posted by: Stefanie at January 30, 2006 11:01 PM
