our march 31 walk...

and this is one stubborn pooch.....

I will let the article speak for itself...

http://www.knitalk.com/Community/entry.php?143-The-Great-American-Afghan-for-Sue

Sue and I are best friends, she and i pieced the afghan, took it apart for individual block photography, and reassembled it...it now  will find a home with someone it might just be you!!!

cover shoe???

this may just be the inspiration for the cover sweater for my book.....the colors are perfect for intarsia. 

OMG..a month has passed....

since posting. it was a short month in more ways than one.

We finished the Issue 101,  completed the afghan books and quite a bit of editing on our current book,  AND  had to write the commentary for 122 garments in our Stitches West Fashion Show. OH, and BTW, I also attended Stitches for a full week.

This is a picture Cindy, Beth and me just following the fashion show. it went off beautifully with only 2 speed bumps—both not my fault as i was given descriptions for different garments, and in appointing the outfits i didn't notice that the descriptions and garments did not match.
Fortunately...both were on my roster so I stumbled through them, rather than my co-host, Fontelle. Thankfully my audience understood.

So now it is onto a new month, new comissions for designers, and new knitting projects for me. Stay tuned!!!

Estoy mas alegre que una chica con zapatos nuevos!

I am happier than a young woman with new shoes!

this is one of my favorite sayings from my college days. Remember my Spanish professor would always start the week with a great phrase to keep us going, this one stuck...I am planning to make a wall hanging with the phrase, but haven't had a chance to do so yet....and with my latest shoe purchase i am feeling the sentiment no matter how sick i am with this blasted cold!

Home, sweet home

Back from TNNA on the 11th. While there, I made my wish list of  yarns for my book.  Now all I need is to get the projects confirmed and colors chosen and ordered to get knitting. My plan of allowing 2 weeks for each project may seem abitious, but i think it should work. Plus I DO have a couple of volunteers to assist should i fall behind.

Last week was another trip to South Beach for the photoshoot. Dispite a rainy Monday, the rest of the week went without a hitch. We had a couple of models  that we love and we got everything shot within 2 days, which left us with an extra day to play...

when I say play, I mean shop...

Spent Friday shopping in South Beach, buying a couple pair of shoes and a new messenger bag. My current bag has served well for more than 5 years, it is a  Cirque du Soleil tent fabric bag, in their signature blue and yellow which always garners comments; but alas, it is finally wearing through the vinyl and into the fiberglass threads looking a little ratty. Only a viisit to a traveling show may be an opportunity to purchase a true replacement. (Can't find it on their website.) The new one is a cool canvas and leather combo with grommets and plaid lining. Quite natty with a bit of a distressed look.

Following the bag purchase, i had to look for shoes.  I love a cool shoe, and the selection at the Sioux Falls shoe stores is pretty limited. So I shop on the road.

This trip was not a disappointment— a pair of Donald Pliner tuxedo flats in a colorway of  jade, eggplant, and bronze beads.They will be perfect when I take to the stage in  Santa Clara in 3 weeks.  Now, all I need is to get the perfect shirt for my brown tux jacket. I should have done that in Sobe, but didn't have the jacket.

I also bought a pair of driving shoes that are pretty sweet, and cannot wait for the snow to melt and get them broken in. they too are in the jade family. Hmmm... a theme yet again?

My father would ask do you need another pair of shoes? Of course not, but what does need have to do wit it? I am helping the economy, and it did look like help is needed. The inventory in Barney's was the lowest I had ever seen, and the price points seem to be slightly lower as well. seemed like a pattern in all the neighboring shops, and there were quite a few vacant buildings.

Of course, I would have loved to go fabric shopping, but that would have required a taxi ride through the streets of Miami... soaking up the sun in January, makes shopping on foot more desirable. With all the walking (which felt great) I am convinced that if I didn't hibernate 4+ months a year i would be back to my pre- Knitters weight.

Now I am just depressed, I need to go look at my new shoes. Later.

And I'm off....

...to TNNA. This is the spring/summer yarn market.

Tonight is the Fashion Show, and tomorrow, Sunday and Monday is market, where I source yarns for the upcoming issues of Knitter's and books.

Of added excitement/stress.....I will author (rather then edit) my first book this year. It has been a long time coming, I am excited. I will source yarns for the 25+projects in the book.
I return home on tuesday, and then leave again on Sunday for the photo-shoot for the next issue. South beach in January, is a nice diversion....in more ways than one!