Saturday was a busy day for me considering my mobility issue. I headed out to Black Sheep Yarns, my LYS, where two events were taking place simultaneously. First there was Yarn Harvest, a yarn crawl held in connection with Fraser Valley Knitting Guild. No less than 14 regional yarn shops were involved with the addition to ten other participating artists. Since I was at the shop I can attest to the fact it did increase traffic. And it was great to see fellow knitters from the region enjoying the selection found in my LYS. Helen, the owner of Black Sheep, and Alexa, my teacher, with her new baby boy Emily, in a sweater from Pacific Knits , and Alexa taking a quick coffee break Also on Saturday the shop sponsored a book signing for Pacific Knits , a new book containing 18 new knit designs by Emily Wessel and Alexa Ludeman. I so admire these two, both local designers, who have taken inspir...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.