To any of you who haven't seen the Yarn Harlot.. you are missing out! She was everything I thought she would be.. and more. Who would have thought that a person could make knitting absolutely hysterical. It was nothing short of fab-u-lous!
The day started out at La Petite Knitterie in Ladera Ranch. Lori Lawson of Capistrano Fiber Arts was having a trunk show there. She spins and also hand paints yarn. I couldn't leave without some of her beautiful sock yarn...
I normally go for brighter colors but these were too pretty to pass up. I would tell you the colorway but she doesn't name them.. odd. I am thinking they will make Christmas gift socks for some lucky person.
After some shopping and visiting at LPK we went up to the L.A library to see the Harlot. We didn't wait in line very long to get in and all of the seats in the auditorium were great. I was surprised that we were told that they didn't turn away anyone who showed up. I would have thought more people without reservations would have tried to get a shot at getting in. It was a really nice venue...
I kept wondering if that lady in front of me had an entire suitcase full of yarn with her. Stephanie was a great speaker and everyone laughed the entire time. Afterwards she met with everyone to sign books...
It was definitely worth the drive to L.A. Thankfully I had my bud Gaby navigating while I drove. If I had to have done both it would have been a disaster and we'd still be looking for the library. Here we are all happy and shiny after the event was over... (beware of the glare!)
Not only were we smiling and happy about having just seen the Harlot but we also had just found out that we landed spots in the Booty Club. And yes, I seem to always have sunglasses on top of my head. It's the only place I can put them and know that I will always find them. They are very important here in sunny SoCal.
After we left the library we went to Border Grill in Santa Monica with the rest of our pub knitting group, that had also been at the Harlot event, and had a great dinner...
It was very nice to be with Gaby, Chris, Bree, Jerry, Debbie and Carolyn. I am horrible with names! A good time was had by all.
To top the day off I came home to these...
It's the new Knit Picks Harmony sock needle set. These colors aren't nearly as nice as the bigger Harmony Options needles (according to the pictures on the site) but they are still cute. I probably won't use them though. I don't like to use wood needles since I knit so damn tight but I still felt like I wanted needed them.
All in all it was a fabulous day of fun, food and friends. A perfect way to spend the day.
*Pictures of me with the Yarn Harlot and the group dinner shot are courtesy of Jerry.
Oh that looks like so much fun!
Posted by: flutter | September 16, 2007 at 07:15 PM
We had so much fun! Can't wait to do a real yarn crawl now.
Posted by: Jerry | September 17, 2007 at 02:33 AM
Glad you had fun! :)
Posted by: Jen | September 17, 2007 at 04:03 AM
Sounds like you had a great time.
I have to say that for someone who I have never seen in shoes you have the BEST sock yarn collection ever! Love that second one.
Posted by: Cayli | September 17, 2007 at 07:37 AM
I'm so jealous, you guys look like you had a blast! Jana
Posted by: Jana | September 17, 2007 at 08:09 AM
I'm so jealous, you guys look like you had a blast! Jana
Posted by: Jana | September 17, 2007 at 08:09 AM