Katydid Knits » Rhinebeck

Heartfelt Pr0n

katydidknits — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:51:08 +0000

So, one of the many joys of being at Rhinebeck this year was getting to meet so many people that I’ve only known online previously. There was a lot of “squee”ing and hugging and laughing. It was just awesome.

One of the lovely people I met was ZantiMissKnit, who I’ve known on the Knittyboards for about a year and a half now. When I met her, one of the first things she said to me was “I have something for you!” And she handed me this:

She remembered my mentioning an offhand comment on the boards that I was a fan of ribbon yarn (which I am). She had this Crystal Palace Deco Ribbon (color #121) that really didn’t appeal to her, thought of that comment, and when she saw I was coming to Rhinebeck, she brought it for me.

Isn’t she a total sweetie? Actually, yarn present aside, she really is a total sweetie. It was awesome to get to chat with her while we were there.

And I don’t know about any of you, but I have major plans for tonight.

I’ve been waiting for this movie for a long, loooooooong time. (Oh, and here is the Washington Post’s review, from whence I ganked the pic)

Swing your razor wide, Sweeney!

Stitches + Rhinebeck =

katydidknits — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:00:39 +0000

Ellen’s Half Pint Farm!

I picked up two hanks of this lovely purple alpaca-silk lace yarn at Stitches. When I got home, I checked the Icarus Shawl pattern (which I thought it would be perfect for) and realized… I didn’t have enough.

Luckily, when I stopped by the Ellen’s booth at Rhinebeck, she had another hank of it. And, it was even from the same dyelot (per Ellen herself), so now I’m good to go! Icarus, you will be mine!

Rhinebeck update

katydidknits — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:13:00 +0000

OK, first things first – Alke asked about the purpose of the box I was carrying in that first Rhinebeck picture. It was on its way to the Great Adirondack Yarn Company booth, because they volunteered to act as a dropoff spot for contributions to my Hats for Alex project. Between the box, MaryBeth Temple’s collecting at the Ellen’s 1/2 Pint Yarns booth, people who tracked me down, and what I’ve gotten in the mail in the last week, the current tally for this year is…

291 hats!!!!That’s right – we’ve officially made the goal of 250 I set for this year! Thank you all so much for making this project a success! And don’t forget – you can still get in on Weezalana’s contest if you get three hats to me by the end of October.

As far as the rest of the weekend, it was so amazing. I’m not sure I can really put it into words. There were so many people I’ve wanted to meet for so long (including some who I didn’t recognize at first… sorry about that, RosiG! I blame the yarn fumes for that…), and some I’d met before who I was thrilled to see again. The food was incredible – we found apple cider doughnuts that were SO yummy, some of the best hot cocoa I’ve ever had, the obligatory fried and French artichokes, fried pickles, and fried garlic cloves. I was pretty well-behaved on the fiber front – I bought one more hank of the purple alpaca/silk that I bought from Ellen’s Half-Pint at Stitches so that I have enough to make an Icarus shawl, and I bought four hanks of Brooks Farm Solana to make Cherie Amour. And that’s it. (Well, ok, I also bought an amazing handwoven basket, a curly purpleheart lucet, and some matryoshka stitchmarkers, plus a couple of dragonfly buttons, but that was all the yarn I bought.) And I didn’t buy any fiber at all – I’m not allowed until I actually get through some of what I already have. Here’s hoping I can be that reserved at SAFF next weekend…

Rhinebeck Pics

katydidknits — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:32:15 +0000

I’ll get to the recap soon (I hope – I’ve got to prep to head down for SAFF!), but I uploaded the pictures Kris took this weekend to Flickr.

(Click on the picture to go to the photoset)

What an amazing weekend. So many awesome people, such fantastic weather. Such fabulous yarn and fiber. Loved it.

YPF – Boogie Down

katydidknits — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:22:50 +0000

Well, what else should I call it? It’s “Disco Lights”, after all!

The Tilli Tomas Disco Lights in “Ruby Wine” for the Twilight Capelet. It’s a lovely deep red, slightly variegated (more like a kettle-dyed than a true variegated)

Happy Friday, and if you’re at Rhinebeck, look for me! Come say hi! I look like this:

Although generally without the horns (tempted as I am to pack them), and I won’t be wearing RennFaire garb. I’ll wear the Charlotte’s Web shawl on Saturday, and the Chrysanthemum Tea Shawl on Sunday. I’m hoping to be at the Ravelry/Blogger meetups, so you can probably find me there. (Oh, and the dragonflies are the henna tats I got with Amanda that day. Mine never darkened, though, so that’s all I have of them. Until I decide to get them on a more permanent basis, that is. )