Mad Recap

Stitches South was this amazing whirlwind of knitters and yarn and roving and fun. So. Much. Fun. I don’t have pictures of anyone, just loot. I ended up not carrying my camera around because I needed the yarn space. Also, I only have my big camera. (Looks like it’s time for me to invest in a point and shoot.) I finally got to meet and hang with Evil Julie. Turns out? I’m more evil than she is. Mwa ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha. Julie learned the hard way that it is totally Yarn first, Friends second at a fiber fest.

So, without further ado, let me introduce you to mah loot:

It’s really not as bad as it looks. Honest.

This is my beloved Brooks Farm Acero. Every time I visit their booth, I pet all the yarn and then leave with Acero. I lurves it so much. Julie, unwittingly came between my Acero and me so I politely asked her to step aside and gently guided her away from my intended. She, however, did not take kindly to this. And, in hindsight, I can understand that. This yarn is so luscious and silky smooth. Who wouldn’t want to basque in its glory? I know I do.

It also turns out that Julie and I have similar tastes in color. We were both admiring the Jack in the Pulpit sample shawl and were both admiring this particular kit. As you can see, I ended up with it. But only after we discussed which colors best suited our skin palates. I gently directed Julie to a similar, but lighter colored yarn that was more suited to her fair skin. I know she’ll look great in it. (She’ll also try to tell you that I “stole” this from her, but what are you going to expect from a Yankee? Bless her heart.)

You can see all the rest of my stash below.

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We had such a great time. I even didn’t really mind at Evil Science Chick‘s lame attempt at trying to kill me with margaritas. I caught on and stopped drinking after the first margarita. But you know, if I’m going to go, I think I’d prefer death by margarita.

Julie and ESC introduced me to Dr. Horrible. I really don’t know how I missed seeing it when it all first aired, but I’m DEFINITELY making up for lost time now. I showed Julie the Pepsuber shorts. Next post? You’ll get to see? Julie doing her soon to be famous Pepsi dance.

I got to see so many knitters that I normally only see at SAFF! That made me a little giddy getting to see them more than one time a year. I also got to make some new friends who may or may not have pictures of me with a certain skein of yarn down my shirt. I had a blast and I’m so glad to have the knitting friends I do. You guys rock.

Now I just need a week to recover.

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