Stitches East 2006

Oh drool........... I'd really like to go to a Stitches West, just because it's somewhere warm. Your purchases sound wonderful and I wish you many days of feeling them up, and then knitting them (laugh).

As an aside - the weather here today stinks. It's grey, dreary and rainy, everything is brown and ugly, and it's getting to me. I think I'm going to go back to bed and pull the covers over my head. But on the bright side - one of my knitting groups is meeting tonight in a book store, so I'm really looking forward to it pulling me out of my purple funk (smile).

Shelagh

Spoken like a true yarnie. DA

I did. I succumbed to temptation. (But I did leave some for other people to buy.) Hanks of cashmerino, hanks of merino, sock yarn, needles, and books. I found it interesting that there was so much blended yarn that it seemed hard to find 100% wool!

=Tamar

Webbs had some very nice 100% wool. By the time I decided to pick up enough for a sweater, the stock was very depleated. The first two places that I head for are Yarn Barn and Mannings, the selection of books they have each year is awesome. Did you get a copy of the Victorian Lace book? There are some interesting historical tidbits in it. DA

Yes, there was 100% wool at some other places, but I had to look carefully!

Several booths had grand arrays of books. One had a table or two of lovely aran-type yarn in with the books, which seemed a little odd.

No, I glanced at it but decided there were others I'd rather get first. I imagine it will be in print for a few months yet.

=Tamar