Mariah swatch

Mariah Swatch Swatch for Mariah. Yarn: Andean Silk in Leaf.

Finished the gauge swatch. Did the first section of the cable from the sleeve of Mariah and I think it turned out pretty well. Need to recheck the gauge and see if I got it. Yarn is a little expensive, but it is lovely to the touch.

Yarn Harlot

Me and Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Wow, do I look dorky.

Today I went to the Bluegrass Festival of Books in order to hear Stephanie Pearl-McPhee talk. I got a book signed for me and one for quille. Stephanie was just as funny in person as in her blog and books. Since so many of us wanted to talk to her and she was being shooed from the room she gave her talk in, she very kindly agreed to meet us at a coffee shop down on the first floor of the building. We all sat around and knit and talked and I met some very nice knitters from Lexington and surrounding areas. Will definitely be trying to meet up with the local Stitch n' Bitch more often. As things were wrapping up, Stephanie needed directions to Alfalfa's and I had the time so I walked her there and back. She was incredibly nice and funny to talk to and didn't seem scared off by my rampant babbling. Part of my mind was yelling at me to shut up with my fan-girling about Canada and Toronto. Sorry Stephanie!

 

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