This weekend has heralded the knitting equivalent of Christmas, with the Knitting and Stitching show coming to Alexandra Palace. I’d been looking forward to the event all year and even been saving a little stash of pennies so I could guarantee yarn-y purchases no matter what my financial situation at the time. Monday night brought the smashing of the money box, and a sense of unchecked glee at the healthy little sum inside.
Come Saturday, things didn’t seem so exciting anymore. Maybe because I had a ‘game plan’ of things that I hoped to get (none of which I could seem to find), or because as Eleanor says there was more ’sewing’ this time, or maybe because I had to wait so long in the queue (which I swear wasn’t there last time!) this year I just felt a bit cheated by the lack of ‘proper’ yarn-y goodness.
But don’t let that make you think that I saved my pennies and came away with nothing! Nope, here is a list of all the yummy stuff that I did manage to find, even if it was on the back up plan list.
- 2x Colinette Jitterbug
- 1x Manos Silk Blend
- 8x Colinette Parisienne (plus 3 contrast colours)
- 2x Twilleys Freedom wool
- 1x The Natural Dye Studio’s Cloud
- 1x Unknown skein of black mohair with a sparkly pink strand running though it
- 1x Scarf kit
- 1x Beret kit
- 1x Sock yarn
Here’s a couple of my faves:
And the best part is that I have a plan for all of these yarns, so they won’t just sit in the stash until next year until I find a suitable project. Admittedly they might sit in the stash until next year because I just can’t knit them fast enough!
So my raid on the palace did bring some treasures, but next time I’m considering giving it a miss. Maybe I’ll save next years’ money box for an Internet spree : )
