Vintage crochet Friday #63 (and a bit about Stitches)
Well now, you didn’t know that this was crochet, did you? There is SO much about this photo that I like – I’m looking forward to your captions!
I had a great morning at Stitches today – I think that it was almost more of a blogmeet than a craft fair, at least for the morning! I think I encountered about 15 bloggers that I knew or knew of (I’m glad that some of them have photos on their blogs!) let alone the ones I know in the Incubator. Stella behaved herself amirably aided by a plentiful supply of chupa-chups and speculaas. I just wish that I’d had more time to stop and chat properly! At least I’ll catch up with many of the gals at Sew It Together. And I surprised myself by actually shopping! Remember, I usually get overwhelmed by “too-much-choice-itis” at such events and go home empty handed. But this year I bought some lovely (late) mother’s day gifts and some fabric at yardage design, a skein of gorgeous hand-dyed sock wool from Kate at Two Little Banshees/One Fat Slug (destined to become a crocheted shawlette for me, me, me) and some divine felt from Winterwood. I also got a beautiful Ooshka babushka pattern/kit from The Red Thread which I plan on making up before Stella’s birthday in early June. It was a good thing that I took a packed lunch and a thermos of coffee with me in order to save my dollars for spending on more important items…
So if you’re there tomorrow (Saturday) don’t forget to drop by and say hi to me on Nikki’s stand! I’ll be the one getting distracted by the gorgeous Ink & Spindle fabrics directly across the aisle (and the Pippijoe ones up the aisle, and the Kristen Doran ones around the corner and the Aunty Cookie ones on the Kelani stand) – oooh, wouldn’t they make a great feature panel in a bag?
Snap – picked up some of Kate’s yarn too.
Lovely to see you Lara x
Caption:
In public he managed to keep his anger in check. ‘Yes, yes it IS a nice waistcoat, isn’t it. I like the colour, too’.
In private, he was furious. The damage she’d done to the shag-pile rug was irreparable – and she knew it.
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The show sounds great! By a complicated route, I was on holiday when Lara from Ink and Spindle visited our office in the UK, but I love their fabric. One day i will conquer my sewing machine fear 🙂
Wow, my excitement is building! So annoyed I was at work today, but at least I can catch up tomorrow! And yes, I remember your comment last night at not buying- now I’m scared!!
It was lovely to meet you today in real life! Seeyou tomorrow
So much fun ..and Stella is just the bomb !!She was so good…and she has such a twinkle in her eye !!!
Have fun tomorrow Lara! Oh and remember to wear comfy shoes.
Lovely to meet you Lara, see you at Sew it Together!
Caption: “He wore dark glasses to hide his eyes, so none could see the sadness he felt at what she’d done to the loo rug that kept his feet warm on those frosty mornings.”
Sounds like you ha a great day Lara.
I was hoping to make it today but not to be.
BTW – I’m a bit behind with bloglines, but was very sorry to read about your FIL.
His flowers, I have to say, were wonderful. How fitting.