I am here! I am here!
I was in Anaheim for the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) show, and boy was it amazing. TONS of scrapbooking stuff (see my ScrapHappy blog for more about that aspect of things). But there were also a bunch of booths that were fiber-related.
I hate to report, though, that manufacturers like Caron and Lion, despite their protestations to the contrary, still seem to believe we want to crochet garbage-bag-like tents made of shiny, squeakly acrylic wool. At least, that was what was on display. Very disappointing!
I didn't spend a ton of time on the knitting side of the floor, as I was there in my capacity as a writer/designer for Simple Scrapbooks. But I did sneak away to visit the F+W Publications booth where I met two very crafty, very knitty ladies.
The first person to correctly identify the woman with me in this picture gets a prize!
Anyone?
Mmmm, I suppose I can't guess, huh? LOL. Had a blast!Can't wait to see you again! I'll be forwarding you the entire set of pics soon....they have been downloading into shutterly and Wolf all day today! Non-stop! And there are many hours to go...my internet has been soooo slow today!
Posted by: maria | January 31, 2007 at 02:37 AM
Is she Melanie Falick? (I'm not sure I spelled that right.) Whoever she is, she's very pretty and tall (said with envy, because I'm only 5'5").
Posted by: Cindy Ericsson | January 31, 2007 at 01:47 PM
I have no idea, but I must say I'm very sad! I wish I'd known you were going to be in Anaheim since I live about 6 miles from there!! We could've met at Starbucks!
BOO HOO!
Posted by: ~Kristie | January 31, 2007 at 02:07 PM
I don't have a clue who that is but she sure is pretty huh? I am so glad that you had a good time!
Marly
www.knitthing.blogspot.com
Posted by: MarlyKnits | February 01, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Amen to that stuff about the shiny acrylic. Ech! I've got a bunch of that stuff that I've bought over the years for various and sundry projects, and now that I'm knitting, I've been trying to use it up by making quick projects with it. I'm finding it sucks to knit with, too, because sticks to my needles and isn't smooth at all to handle. Might just have to chuck it all in a bag and save it for kids' crafts rather than continue to frustrate myself with it. :P
Posted by: Lisa | February 02, 2007 at 12:57 AM
hmmm...
nope...no clue.
:)
i save all the acrylic for testing out stitches on my kids...due to washabiliy. :)
Posted by: ragan | February 04, 2007 at 03:17 PM
Oh yea, this reminds me. Because of your hint I was going to say the Domiknitrix, but only because I thought I was so darn clever and made it up. But tonight, in my quest for a SPanish workbook (because I started a spanish class) I accidently wandered into the knitting section of Hastings (gasp, how would I end up there??) and saw a really cool black book about whipping your knitting into shape by someone cheeky enough to call herself the Domiknitrix. Gawd I love her cheekiness. I beleive it said her name was Jennifer Stafford (?). And now you, my cool friend, know her! How cool are you? Is she? Not me, 'cuz I didn't know until tonight. Poor me. Must be cruel punishment because I started a [gasp again] CROCHETED granny square scrap blanket at 3:45 AM when I couldn't sleep. The knitting gods are punishing me but at 3:45 AM, holding TWO needles seemed to be too much for me.
xoxo, t
Posted by: tonya | February 11, 2007 at 02:21 AM