I had the great pleasure of a knitterly outing on Friday afternoon, with my friend Lesli and her visiting sister, Lori.
Unfortunately, I FORGOT my CAMERA and can therefore provide no photographic evidence of the event.
Sigh. Anyway, we met at Fiberwood Studio, where Lesli and Lori had been hard at it for at least 30 minutes before I arrived. They were in deep discussion about a sock pattern. Lori wound up with a sweater’s worth of yarn to make Nuss, which makes me swoon. She assured us she’d have no trouble toting it back to Virginia – as a seasoned knitter, she understands the importance of Yarn Room in one’s luggage. (She also picked up some needles so she could swatch during our post-purchase cocktail hour. Good woman!)
I did not buy any yarn, but I had a good time enabling my friends, who each *somehow* wound up with a $40 skein of bejeweled Artyarns mohair. I spent some quality time sighing over colors and textures and fantasizing about the gazillion projects yet to be.
We retired to a nearby pub after our venture to drink fermented malt beverages of the Belgian variety and cackle over purchases and works in progress. Lori brought her Clapotis (I still haven’t knit one, but every time I see one I think I should – hers is gorgeous!) and Lesli had her yoga sock (no heel, no toe). I displayed progress on the Traveling Woman (which, BTW, I finished over the weekend). We discussed the fact that both of my friends learned to knit in Austria during student time abroad – so they both knit incredibly quick and efficient Continental style.
It was a great afternoon. And since I have no knitterly photos for you, I’ll leave you with this autumnal shot.
Happy Monday!
11 Comments
November 2, 2009 at 6:56 am
Admirable restraint AND a good afternoon. Proof that they are not mutually exclusive. I did some organizing and cleanup this weekend — that is always good to help remind me that I don’t NEED ANYTHING ELSE.
November 2, 2009 at 7:50 am
Sounds lovely. I bought the pattern for Nuss while I was there. It was that one we saw in EVERY shop. Now I have to get the yarn. I still don’t remember why I bought the cotton fleece. It was for some sweater pattern.
November 2, 2009 at 7:58 am
Sounds like a fabulous afternoon! Maybe you were having too much fun to hear any yarn that was trying to whisper to you?
November 2, 2009 at 8:03 am
That sounds like a perfect day!
November 2, 2009 at 10:08 am
Perfect! Yarn enabling for your friends is a good thing.
November 2, 2009 at 11:57 am
Ack! The dreaded camnesia strikes again, but you did a great job describing the lovely encounter.
November 2, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Nuss is cute. Sounds like a way fun afternoon. I love the image of the cackling…
November 2, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Sounds like a wonderful afternoon.
November 3, 2009 at 4:27 pm
It sounds fabulous but no pictures? Harumph.
November 3, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Lovely!!!! Fermented beverages…..excellent! FO mentioned with no photos!!!!? I sense another post coming. : D
November 4, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I just saw the travellling woman pattern today and was smitten. I even have yarn for it! All set except that I have 3 pairs of socks on the needles and another shawl already going. Dare I start another?