Knit Out

Knit Out!!!

I had an INSANE weekend, but the knit out was definitely the highlight. Upon reflection I must acknow I amledge that knitting has gone to my head. As Stephanie Pearl-McPhee would say, I am finally one sheep short of a flock (if you know what I mean). I spent 16 hours on the road for 4 hours at the knit out. Sad.

However, it was great fun. The fashion show was amazing! Oh, I should mention right now that the event wasn't just for knitting but for crochet too. So the theme of the fashion show was the relationship of knitting and crochet. The first segment featured knitting and crochet as single and seperate crafts. Then came their dating period when a knitted garment could also be crocheted. The engagement involved piecing together a knitted garment and a crocheted bottom. The big finale - the wedding! This segment featured a wedding dress that was both crocheted and knitted.Yes, in the same garment. I thought the show was a really cute idea. I have so many dresses that I want to knit. I am not going to include all the photos here, but I will have them on my website before spring break, which is three weeks away. I will try to have links accompanying each photo to the pattern.
Another highlight was meeting Margaret Hubert, who taught free form at the Knit Out. She is a fabulous lady and very interesting too. I plan to do a story on her for my website. Again, that will hopefully be done soon.The dog show was cute, but I just can't get into knitting for dogs. My three westies used to wear coats, but they hated them and I really don't think they needed them. We just can't leave them outside for 20 minutes when it is below 0 degrees. I will post the video of this show on my website. (Wow, I am realizing everything I have to do here in the next few weeks!)

Down side of the Knit Out - not enough to do. I was there four hours, and I don't feel like I missed a thing, except meeting a few people at the autograph table. The lesson tables were small and it was too hard to hear the teacher.
I filled up my spare time walking through the vendor lines where you could see new products (I plan to write a raving review about the new Ruffles yarn - see photo of scarf - and get free patterns. Speaking of which, my next post is going to be about free patterns(I have WAY too many and yet never enough).
I met Ms. Annalise this weekend. She loved the blanket, which means I have yet another darling to knit for who appreciates handmade gifts. Ellie loved her scarf, as you can see.
And I just cut 6" off my hair. It was hard, but it feels soooo good!