Stitches West 2010, Part I
This past weekend I was able to attend Stitches West for the first time. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but thanks to some sage advice from the girls at Purlescence Yarns (bring water and take it slow) and a bit of pre-planning on my part (mapped out the booths I wanted to visit first), I was able to enjoy myself and see everything that I wanted to see.
This is what the lines looked like before the doors opened up on day one. I was pretty sure that there were going to be a lot of people there, but it was quite literally almost wall to wall con-goers. Unfortunately, there was no photography allowed inside, so I don’t have any photos from inside the market floor.
My first stop was the Blue Moon Fibers Arts booth. I had an inkling that if I waited until later in the day to visit, it would be swamped and difficult to shop. This turned out to be quite true as every time I passed the booth later on, it was so flooded with people that you could barely see any yarn.
I picked up four skeins of Socks That Rock Lightweight in colorways (from right to left): Grawk, Saffron Jungle, Jasper, and The New Color of Love.
Next up was Jimmy Beans Wool. They’re a personal favorite of mine and their customer service is always excellent, so I was happy to see them in person. They had several very nice sales going on, but I opted instead to go for two skeins of luxury fingering-weight yarn instead.
The top hank is Handmaiden Fine Yarn Casbah Sock in Cedar. The bottom hank is Fleece Artist Merino 2/6 in Ocean.
At the Wabi Sabi Yarns booth, I picked up a hank of Glow Sock in Orchid and a braid of Poppy Flowers Fiber 100% Blue Face Leicester top in teal.
My husband got quite a pleasant surprise when the girls at the Wabi Sabi booth recognized him from his “modeling” photos for projects I’ve posted on Ravelry. He went around for the rest of the day in a great mood.
I have a lot more to show, but I’m going to save that for another day. I still have a lot of packing away to do and several things I need to get done sooner rather than later.
