Home at last. Stitches Midwest definitely exceeded my expectations. My mom, dad and I arrived on Wednesday. We set up the booth that evening so we would have Thursday to wander around Chicago. We stopped at Loopy Yarns. The owner Vicki and her entire staff are wonderful. I have never been in a shop with so much energy. It was a hot, humid day in the middle of August, yet it was bustling in there. If you’re now wishing you had bought a bag at the show, or if I was sold out of the color you wanted, Loopy Yarns will have the complete line by this time next week.
While there I met Jackie and her mom, Anita. Jackie’s friend owns Sit & Knit so we had to get a photo.
We did all the touristy stuff; Sears Tower, architecture river tour, Navy Pier, Magnificent Mile and of course, the subway, which I will in no way miss. I really enjoyed seeing the city but was pooped by the end of the trip. Unfortunately, my dad’s wallet was stolen. Since he didn’t have his id we had to get to the airport extra early on Sunday. My apologies to anyone who came by the booth the last 30 minutes of the show when we were packing up.
The show was wonderful. I truly enjoyed meeting everyone. It’s so fun to see knitters buying their third and fourth Jordana Paige. Here’s Ann and I.
Me signing a satchel. I’ve never had so many people want me to sign their bags before. It felt a bit weird, but was certainly fun. Next time I’ll have to remember a Sharpie.
I couldn’t leave the show empty handed. My mom bought me four balls of Qiviuk by Windy Valley Muskox. It’s Qiviuk, merino and silk. It is incredibly soft. If you’re not familiar with quivit, read this. What could deserve such a fine fiber as this? I’ll be designing a cardigan for my sister’s wedding. She’ll be getting married in March, outside, in the evening, in Monterey. This all means it will be cold. My dress has a very attractive neckline so the cardigan’s neckline will mimic the dress’. I’m itchin’ to start!
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