Back from The National Needle Arts show

Geez, Louise.  I tried to change the ugly font that was coming up on my screen to this one and lost the whole blog I wrote.  I'm sure it's in this computer somewhere, but it'll be faster and less frustrating for me to just rewrite it than to find it.

Anyway, the show was good, the food was predictably bad, and the weather was warmer than here but nothing to write home about.  Lots of yarn to touch, lots of people to mingle with, lots of candy to grab off display tables, and lots of homework to find the best prices on the most exciting yarn.  I bought a ton of stuff.  I bought some yarn from Universal Yarn, a company I don't often buy from but they have very good prices on some very interesting textured yarns.  I bought somethng clled Bamboo Bloom which is about 3 1/2 sts per inch thick and thin, mat and shiny if I remember correctly.  The most exciting yarn I bought from them is called Magnolia.  It has a handspun look to it with doodads hanging off it.  I got it in red, black, cream, and blueberry.  It's great for adding texture to a ruana, or a collar to a jacket, and all kinds of trim.  I got two more yarns from them.  One is made out of paper.  It's 2 3/4 sts per in.--lightweight and pilable, not like some stiff paper yarns.  And I got something called Cotton Gold which is a lightweight yarn with sequins.  That's coming in red, coffee, black with silver, and black with gold.

I ordered some yarn from Bergere de France.  I was mad at them because their shipping costs were so high, but at the show I got free shipping so I ordered a bunch.  They have the best patterns!  They're French, afterall, although the yarn comes from Canada.  I got some hemp yarn.  I've never carried that before so I had to get it for you. 

Also coming for Spring is Prism Art's Light Stuff and Cool Stuff.  They're expensive and worth every penny.  Then there are four different yarns from Feza yarn:  Alp Natural in a hank that's a variety of textures all in the same color; Nirvana, a self striping yarn I've waited two years for, Mesmerize and Jewel, each of which are shimmery and reasonably priced.  I'm getting a bunch of books, a bunch of buttons, and this is only the beginning! 

Before it all gets here I'm going to have a sale.  Still don't have a date yet but you'll be among the first to know.  After all, there's still lots of winter to knit for.  Happy knitting.  Bev