Stitches Mania

Ever wonder what it's like at Stitches before the doors open? Here's a glimpse into the pre-Stitches life. There are boxes EVERYWHERE! And Yarn!

Here's the Blue Moon Fiber Arts booth full of Socks that Rock yarn *before* it got raided:

Full Thread Ahead's booth. Hollis is in there somewhere... Can you spot her?

I like Hollis because she's always so cheerful. Her booth has exclusive yarns from Cherry Tree Hill. I can tell she's put a lot of thought into how to organize her booth. The grab-and-go kits are especially convenient.

Uncommon Threads did socks last year, and now it's handbags. I like their dramatic use of color and focus on one type of project.

And then I found out I wasn't supposed to be taking pictures. Oops! Please don't report me to the authorities!

I spent so much time at Stitches yesterday, I didn't get much knitting done. I've been trying to come up with ideas for how to photograph a circular project while it's still on the needles. Ideally something inflatable would be great, but I'd need a really big balloon and lots of lung capacity for that. Instead I found the perfect thing. Something nice and squichy that's broader but flat: A pillow! Of course, it's not stretched out evenly, but this gives some idea of what the Rose of England is looking like.

Here's what it looks like from the back. Yep, I squished that pillow through that tiny little hole.

And here's an attempt to show what it looks like on the needles. I like the part of the pattern that I'm at right now. This picture is a bit overexposed. The other two are more representative of the actual color of the yarn.

And here's where I am: