Show Me

Well there's been a whirlwind in my house for the last 6 weeks - I went to the show!

Six weeks ago I was talking to Dorothy - you should talk to Ellen and Tammi! Then there was a meeting in a hallway and the next thing I know there's a space at the show and it's mine....

That lead to filing for a business liscense, tax stuff, virtual terminals, a .com site, packaging, display building, banking, pricing and tagging...and in my spare time designing and knitting! 12 new mitten patterns, 3 new shawl patterns, 2 hat patterns, and a sock pattern...and then knitting everything up - in multiples! MY HANDS ACHE!

The show went super - and I have alot of you to thank for it! I can't name all the people who read this blog that showed up to support both me and the beastie's school! And speaking of the beastie - he set up my new cell phone, made bags, hauled the booth (which included 80 pounds of river rock) helped tag and organize inventory! And the hubby who is designing the .com, set up my books, hauled my stuff, and then sat and held my hand and handled the tech stuff during the two day show. And Carol - who jumped in with both feet and no hesitation to fill my booth with beautiful mittens, hats, scarves and shawls! And the hospitality princess - who showed up two days in a row even though she was working - and knitted up some cup kozies to boot! I am loved by so many!

I also met tons of new people - was offered a business venture or two, and found a couple of new vendors for fun stuff! So I guess the first thing I need to do is finish writing up some patterns - they'll be offered for sale at RogueKnits.com after the first of the year! Until then I plan to uncurl my fingers, cook some hot meals for my family (although the Straub's did my Thanksgiving cooking - I'm a bad mommy), walk my poor neglected dog, and maybe show up at a knit night or two!

Guess what else comes in 2's

Okay - it's easy - socks! But unlike mittens they
take twice as long 'cause the

yarn is skinnier - if that's even a word?!

Now way back in time I came to St. Louis to attend a wedding - like 9 or 10 years ago! We stayed at the Frontenac and had a super time. But I was bored and wanted to see the city and of course I needed some yarn to remember the trip by. The hubby looked in the phone book and found this place downtown. So off we went - we ended up parking in a dark lot (read scary) and cutting between two buildings (read scarier - after all we're from the middle of nowhere Wisconsin) and then went in a building and up some stairs to the Optical Section. But low and behold there was more yarn than glasses! Everyone was super nice and I walked out with two big bags of yarn - mostly sock! I was happy - the hubby only grumbled a little - and off we went back home! And yes it was a lovely wedding - and even more surprising - THEY'RE STILL MARRIED - TO EACH OTHER!

Now we actually live in St. Louis and I've been accepted to do a show at John Burroughs School on November 21st and 22nd! And as luck would have it - I still had some of that wonderful - OPTICAL - sock yarn still hanging around! So come visit me dontchaknow!

And for the technically minded - pair one was knit using Regia Stretch Color - pair two was used using Regia Jacquard - and I used almost all of two balls per pair on a US size 2 needle. I cast on 56 stitches - did a K2, P2 cuff for 1.5 inches - then straight stitch until piece measured 7.5 inches. Did a heel of K1, Slip1, followed by Slip1 purl to the end of the row over 28 stitches and 30 rows. Turned my heel, and finished to the toes depending on size of foot.