TNNA was June 23-25 in Columbus, Ohio. This was my first TNNA with a full booth all to myself. I prepared for this show for months... not sure if it's even obvious from the photos I took, but I made and designed all the elements to my booth very carefully. I'll be sharing some pictures of my booth, but keep in mind I removed all color from the photos because I still haven't published or … [Read more...]
Congrats to the winner!
Congratulations to Twitter follower @garthave winner of four hanks of the Fibre Co Terra, one set of Size Lantern Moon 7 U.S. needles, and the Staggered Ladders Scarf pattern. Wow! What a prize!!! I will be hosting a few more give-away prizes before the end of the year- so make sure you subscribe to my blog, follow me on Twitter and like me on Facebook to get all the updates and … [Read more...]
Another give-away! The Fibre Co. Terra & Lantern Moon Needles!!!
I have been preparing for TNNA the last month (not including all the knitting) and that is where I am today. I thought, well since I'm out of town and I wont really have time to blog, I will pre-blog and host a give-away! Woohoo! Here's the scoop- ONE lucky winner will receive four hanks of the Fibre Co Terra (one of my favorite yarns) in the color Redwood along with size Lantern Moon size 7 … [Read more...]
Patchwork Craft Festival
I know I said I was going to go to the Cherry Festival last weekend, but then I found out about the Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival (which was the same weekend) and I decided to go there instead. I thought to myself I like crafts more than I like cherries.... plus, it was waaaaay closer! Patchwork was held in what I think might have been a parking lot in the historic Helms … [Read more...]
International Yarn Bombing Day!
Make sure you go out there tomorrow and spread the joy of knitting and/or crochet by yarn bombing out in public! If you don't have time, don't worry! You can yarn bomb on any day of the year. Just go out there and pick a spot that is very public (or private if you're a little weary) and bomb away. No time? No problem.... get out those swatches that you've been collecting and find … [Read more...]
The Oxnard Strawberry Festival
I have lived in LA all of my life and have never taken advantage of the wonderful and interesting things and events this city and southern California have to offer. Rory and I decided we want to start attending more local events... like festivals. So we have a few planned for the upcoming months, like the Beaumont Cherry Festival and the Gilroy Garlic Festival (I have wanted to go for so many … [Read more...]