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We knit, we craft, we celebrate!!!

Posted in Birthday Celebrations, knitting, tagged , , , , , on March 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »

It’s been more than a week since we celebrated yet another birthday in FMKG – our  Friday Morning Knitting Group.This time it was Karen K…we also celebrated new craft ideas as well as sharing our Stitches West experiences. Several of us swore, including me, that we would simply window shop…but I believe but all but one of the Stitches attendees came home with at least one more project to knit. I felt really successful because I only came home with one of the four projects that I coveted. How many would I have really coveted if I wasn’t working in MaggiKnits booth? I only spent about an hour on the market floor over 3 1/2 days. Ohhhh…..I did come home with another knit book – “The Knit Stitch Pattern Handbook” by Melissa Leapman. One can never have enough books….right? I will share more about my projects and this wonderful knit book in another post. Now it’s back to FMKG.

Karen…the birthday girl!
Cameron – the “universal” bag
Jan in her new woven jacket
Another view of Jan’s Jacket
We celebrate…we knit!!
Kimberly is all knitted up!
Bonnie has been crafting
Oh…so sweet!

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Show Time – Stitches West 2014

Posted in knitting, tagged , , , , , on February 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »

BTW...I want Melissa's boots!!

BTW…I want Melissa’s boots!!

It’s preview market night….there is a line to enter the market floor…..knitters are every where!  I capture the beginnings of the crowd and burst into glee when I realize Melissa Leapman, one of my favorite people/instructors, is part of that crowd. Thursday night was busy, Friday was over the stop. We – Maggie, Heather and  I – barely stopped all day. Some of the Friday workshop group met for drinks and dinner Friday night….great fun but no photos…one of us was sick and it didn’t seem right to shoot photos. It was so great to so many old friends while retailing in Maggi’s booth…..I didn’t capture everyone on film. It was great to see Shelli from Knitterly in Petaluma and Liza Souza….both every so briefly but glad to connect. I do love our knitting community.

Oh…..and I did buy something (if you look closely at the photo of Lyn from Cabin Fever/Shetland Yarns you will see the model)….only one thing but it was a kit that I couldn’t resist.

Let’s “shop”!

Thursday night line-up
Maggi and Heather 2014
Me…modeling “Ronda” Book 10
The knitters have “hit” the floor
Do you see Melissa?
Love Melissa!
Tassel Shawl in Linen
The booth
One of the new designs 2014
More of the booth
The shopping has begun
Me…Carolyn…modeling the Flaherty
The Flahtery in blues and purple
The models garments
Customer wearing her MaggiKnits
Terry and Maurie – Skein Lane knitters
Maurie and her sister
Alice knit this!
Alice
Shetland Yarns
Lyn – Cabin Fevers/Shetland Yarns
This is on my wish list!
I love this tattoo….but I wouldn’t get one
The show is winding down!

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Stitches West 2014

Posted in knitting, tagged , , , , on February 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Me (Carolyn) modeling new MaggiKnits shawl

Me (Carolyn) modeling new MaggiKnits shawl

Oh….I am so excited…it’s Stitches West time again. Many knitters and retailers will be descending upon the grounds of Santa Clara’s Convention Center Feb 20 – 23. In fact, the retailers and teachers are there today setting up to be ready for all of us possessed knitters who start arriving tomorrow. My excitement is heightened by the fact that I will be retailing with MaggiKnits again. It was so much fun last year (and previous years)….delighted that Maggie asked me to work with her again. I will get to have my “fix” with retailing in the knitting community as well as see so many old friends. I felt a lift in my spirits when I left my “day job” today knowing I was heading to the larger knitting world in the morning. Hurray!!!

You can find Maggie, Heather and me in Booth 613 at Stitches West. Come see us!

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