Knit-In: Who I Rubbed Shoulders With

If you know who I'm posing with, then you are a true knitting nerd:


Yep, that's Sarah, The Plucky Knitter. I've been stalking her yarn online for months. She's one of those dyers who sells out in no time flat. Her yarn is so sought after that I became a bit obsessed. Fortunately I didn't look at the list of vendors for yesterday's Madison Knitters Guild Knit-In until the last moment, or I would have been crazed with anticipation of actually getting my hands on some Plucky Yarn.

Fortunately, my friend Marsha and I had already planned on arriving early so we could shop before our classes. We made a bee-line for Plucky and dove into the scrumptious yarn. There is a reason this stuff sells so fast. I picked out enough yarn for a shawlette, socks and fingerless mitts. My higher power clearly wanted to me to buy this much because the woman in front of me bought almost $300 worth -- proving that my purchase was quite restrained!

Here's my haul:
The pinks are for a Springtime Bandit; the purple for socks; and the green for fingerless mitts. I have to add that the photo doesn't really capture the richness of her colors.

It was quite a star-studded day. I also got to mingle with Carol Anderson of Cottage Creations and our speakers were those witty Mason-Dixon girls. More tomorrow.