Vogue Knitting Live

It timed out that I was in Palm Desert the same weekend as Vogue Knitting Live in Pasedena. After some googling I discovered that I could do a day trip and attend the event. I signed up for one class Sunday afternoon so I had time to shop the market place, see some of the free lectures and just take in the event. I drove in Sunday morning, got parked and headed into the Pasadena Convention Centre.

That one blue dot in Alberta is me.

This is the knit teepee.

An interesting felted creature at VKlive

Getting my book signed by the author.

I attended the yoga for knitters lecture and got some great exercises.

Then it was off to my class with Susan B. Anderson on Sock Yarn Bunnies. Learned some great techniques on toy construction and face embroidery. 

And what would a knitting conference be without some new stash....

It was a great day and I am happy I could attend.

A yarn day

On Saturday in my home town it was our first (hopefully annual) fibre fair. 

It was small but well attended with two great yarn dyers who I hadn't seen in local stores very often.  I loved all the colours they both had, Ancient Arts Fibre Craft and Dragonfly Dyewerx.  There was also a lady with some great stitch markers and about 6 other booths. I hope it was enough of a success it will continue and grow in years to come.  And I must admit a skein or two may have followed me home. 

It was a beautiful mid-teens day, feeling more like early fall than mid-November. And our weather gods decided enough was enough. By noon on Sunday our street looked like this:

And I gave up and went downstairs to knit and not sit hating our change in weather. Today it's a very cold -14 (-23 with windchill).  As our weather gets colder I am pretty thankful for a few winter escapes we have booked to Palm Desert to help pull me through till spring.