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Party, Party, Ravelry Party!

Ravelry folks are in town? It’s the anniversary of Unwind’s opening? Sounds like the perfect reason to have a party!!

Manos, Manos, Manos!

Still pretty quiet before everyone arrived...

The cool thing is that there was a VIP party beforehand that we got to attend. It was great fun. We got a sneak peek at all the fun stuff before everyone else. Manos, Namaste bags… all sorts of stuff! I had a plan going in, and anyone who knows me well knows I can stick to a plan.

Me and Meilan...and a bunch of people waiting outside.

See, I know sometimes these things can be overwhelming, so I knew what I was going for and kept my blinders on to everything else. It was kind of like my Stitches approach. Go with a list, do not deviate from said list…it was the only way I could keep within my budget. Of course I did see plenty of eye candy that made me all wide-eyed and crazy looking, but I was a good girl. I only really looked at the Manos color cards. I picked my color and I did two laps around the shop before I went up to the register to order and pay for it. 14 skeins in Bing Cherry. I also found a full punch card when I opened my wallet. That means $30 off my order that was *already* sale priced.  I had a *moment*. I believe I actually started jumping up and down and giggling loudly.

I bought enough Manos del Uruguay to make this:

It'll look awesome in "bing cherry"...

I can’t wait until it comes in. I have it slated as my next project.

So, I said it was pretty overwhelming, right? Hopefully Penny doesn’t kill me for this one, but sometimes she is so cute that I just can’t help myself…

I believe there was some swearing happening right before this photo...

Little did I know at the time, but I was coming down with something. That and the crowd inside would explain why I felt like I was burning up. I ended up keeping Emily company at the front door and working on my sweater. It was chilly outside, but it was nice to sit and get some knitting done.

Flo, Meilan and Patty outside chatting.

Emily and I...

I enjoyed playing “bouncer” with Emily. Don’t mess with us ladies…..we carry pointy sticks!

The funny thing about this whole night…and I am not quite sure what I was thinking (for now I will blame the fever that came the next day) but I didn’t even think to go introduce myself to the Ravelry folks. I saw Mary-Heather a few times…and I think saw Jess and Casey once, but I didn’t get any photos of them. Blogger FAIL!

I did have fun though. And it’s getting me primed for Stitches West in February.

Tags: interweave knits, Ravelry, sweater, unwind

6 Degrees of Ravelry

I am a fan of the podcast world. Knitting and non-knitting, I listen to lots. I used to be a big talk radio listener. I think it was because I was so used to listening to it back home in Michigan. My mom would be home in the afternoon, listening to the radio. It never really seemed like we had the television on much…… until my dad retired. Then it was balls to the walls coverage of “How It’s Made” or anything DIY related (don’t get me wrong, I am a huge fan of “How It’s Made”).

So, my ipod has now helped me to get connected to all kinds of people. I learn about the latest in knitting, or listen to stuff that makes me chuckle. My latest in favorite podcasts is actually by someone I have met…Dr. Gemma.

Now, podcasts aren’t how I met Dr. Gemma. I actually saw her in the LYS one night and I recognized her face. I kept thinking to myself….”I know that I know her from SOMEWHERE!” Then it dawned on me. I recognized her because of her avatar on Ravelry (scary, I know). She sat down with me and we chatted about Plurk, Ravelry, Podcasts…it was enough to make all of the non-techies in the room look at each other all glazed over at our geek speak. She is a fascinating woman with an equally fascinating job.

So really, if you like knitting/crochet podcasts and wanna get some extra therapy tips, you should give her a listen! Her podcast is called “CogKNITive” and you can find it on itunes and here.

Tags: CogKNITive, Dr. Gemma, plurk, podcast, Ravelry