Catching up

So Stitches Midwest was awesome - working at the Signature Needle Arts booth, seeing Elise again and the live debut of my Sweetspot afghans. They were very well received and I've been doing more swatching with more yarn. My last blog was from my iPod & for some reason it wouldn't let me type out an actual post.Cathy, Daniella & Laura were as awesome as ever and really made me feel at home in the booth. 5'5.5" has never felt tall to me until I looked at this picture.

I've got to give a shout-out to Mary - it was so nice to meet you


I got a mug from Starbucks that people sign, then you bake in a low-temp oven and it's good to use & put in the dishwasher. It's filled in nicely!!


Work has been kicking my ass since school started up again. We've been scrambling to cover routes so I've been driving more days than not and with the new office set-up and phone system the 10-12 hour days that I've been putting in have been just keeping my head above the ocean of paper, but it's been seriously cutting into my knitting time and I'm starting to feel like a soulless automaton.
But I have finished putting together the squares for Luke's blanket for Cindy and I'm finally making good inroads on the Leaf Motif Jacket (#31) from the winter Vogue Knitting.
Kerwyn has had a few promising interviews and we've got our . The gods have been cruel enough for long enough I think.

Oh yeah - The Amazing Race starts up again tonight and yes, I'll be there watching it with you & blogging it. I don't have a favourite team yet, we'll see how the first leg goes.

I hit the big 40 on Friday and I don't feel older (well, not most days). I feel like I'm really starting to hit my stride and find my place in the universe.

Wannietta in Action

On Tuesday the 25^th I am going to participate in a speed competition that Creative Yarns is organizing at the Blue Jay's Stitch 'n Pitch. It's going to be a blast!!! I mean, when else am I going to get a chance to be out on an MLB field?!?

September 11^th - 13^th I'll be enjoying Stitches Midwest, mostly from the Signature Needle Arts booth #518 - stop by and say "hey".

October 17^th I will be teaching Knit One Below classes at the Needle Emporium Knitting Camp. There's an intro to the stitch with the scarf and then another class where we explore the stitch with different hand dyed yarns. Trust me - you'll love it! I'm so excited - Julie puts together a great get away and I'll get to meet Cookie A!!!

Knit One Below

Okay, I didn't go to TNNA but I know someone who did. Elise Duvekot was at the XRX booth with samples from her upcoming book. I've had to keep the projects under wraps for a long time, sharing only the mostly fuzzy and useless of pictures. Now I can reveal the poster that XRX had (in gigantic form) in their booth, previewing some of the projects in the book.

Are you ready for this?!?

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I know that I'm only a teensy bit biased, but isn't it gorgeous!??! I knit that block sweater!!! Also the sweater that you only see the sleeves of (it's actually inside out in the picture - still looks amazing!) and the little orangey square at the bottom is from a silk camisole.
The book is listed on Amazon.com with a preview cover that may or may not be the final cover. I am so excited for this book to hit the streets - a fascinating technique supported by clever and inspiring designs.

Update: Elise is at Stitches Midwest and will be in the XRX booth with the garments from the book and demonstrating the technique.

And - the cover has been finalized!

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I swear - I am getting all verklempt!!

If you're going to Stitched Midwest, please stop by the booth and say "hey" to Elise for me. She moved back to Holland a few weeks ago and though we've talked on the phone I really miss her.