On Sunday Pam, Tena and I met up to check out Knit City (a marketplace for anything to do with fiber art). This year it was held in the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition). The venue was considerably larger than the last time I attended making it easier to move around. We were also told Sunday was not quite as busy as it had been on Saturday. Thus for me the experience was much more enjoyable. More about it later.
Tena and I drove together with a plan to meet Pam at the selected time. Generally the trip from my place to the PNE on a Sunday should take about 10 minutes and 15 minutes if we get caught up at the lights. Problem was neither Tena nor I knew that it was the same time on our route bikers (aka Hell´s Angels) would be riding en mass delivering gifts for kids for Xmas. All accesses were blocked off so we had to take a longer alternative route. Then when we got to the PNE we found the group was actually dropping those gifts off there as well. (Only in Canada would Hell´s Angels and knitter successfully and safely share the same space.) We waited 15 minutes to cross the street as the bikers were allowed to make a right turn unencumbered. (There were some around us who waited close to 30 minutes to cross.) By the time we arrived we were quite late, but Pam seemed to be happy to have a bit of extra time to shop. It was a memorable start to the event for us.
Knit City held all the usual interest for us. There were plenty of local yarn shops selling their wares; we were happy to see Black Sheep Yarns our very own LYS was quite busy. Then there were the local designers we support, Alexa and Emily. I purchased their new book - Great White North. Here´s a description from their website - Tin Can Knits.
A classic holiday collection with plenty of goodies to fill your stockings. For the lovers, there is a pretty christmas sweater, sumptuous shawl, and accessories for your tall dark and handsome man. For parents and grandparents experiencing winter anew through the eyes of little ones there are tiny red mittens to be lost in the snow, and adorable ornaments for the christmas tree.
I have my sights on that sweater pictured on the front above. In red and white it truly looks like Xmas to me. And a couple of cakes of cob web weight (think string) organic cotton was purchased. I have big plans for these two as long as my half-baked plan works out.
Tena and I drove together with a plan to meet Pam at the selected time. Generally the trip from my place to the PNE on a Sunday should take about 10 minutes and 15 minutes if we get caught up at the lights. Problem was neither Tena nor I knew that it was the same time on our route bikers (aka Hell´s Angels) would be riding en mass delivering gifts for kids for Xmas. All accesses were blocked off so we had to take a longer alternative route. Then when we got to the PNE we found the group was actually dropping those gifts off there as well. (Only in Canada would Hell´s Angels and knitter successfully and safely share the same space.) We waited 15 minutes to cross the street as the bikers were allowed to make a right turn unencumbered. (There were some around us who waited close to 30 minutes to cross.) By the time we arrived we were quite late, but Pam seemed to be happy to have a bit of extra time to shop. It was a memorable start to the event for us.
Knit City held all the usual interest for us. There were plenty of local yarn shops selling their wares; we were happy to see Black Sheep Yarns our very own LYS was quite busy. Then there were the local designers we support, Alexa and Emily. I purchased their new book - Great White North. Here´s a description from their website - Tin Can Knits.
A classic holiday collection with plenty of goodies to fill your stockings. For the lovers, there is a pretty christmas sweater, sumptuous shawl, and accessories for your tall dark and handsome man. For parents and grandparents experiencing winter anew through the eyes of little ones there are tiny red mittens to be lost in the snow, and adorable ornaments for the christmas tree.
Snuggle up next to the fire, make a mug of cocoa with too many marshmallows, and relax with this collection of classic wintery knits. With projects sized from baby to grandpa, Great White North has perfect holiday knits for you, your little darling, and everybody else on your list.
I have my sights on that sweater pictured on the front above. In red and white it truly looks like Xmas to me. And a couple of cakes of cob web weight (think string) organic cotton was purchased. I have big plans for these two as long as my half-baked plan works out.
There was the lady from Salmon Arms who sculpts masks and other things out of wool, the weavers and spinners guild, and others making beautiful stuff. Too bad my camera was set on movie mode throughout most of the time spent there. Pam did get a great photo of Tena and me though.
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| We are with our woolly friends -- above our heads and just out of sight are silver balloons spelling Knit City |
If you need more detail about our outing there is a rather good write up about Knit City from The Province. You can read that article, here. it was another enjoyable knitting event under our belts. Pam said she really did enjoy it and that´s good because between the three of us we can make an event out of just about anything.
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