Fiber Raven Soiree

News of Now

Head pounds, tummy frowns,
muscles scream, lungs wheeze,
sinus drains, neck complains,
eyes close in sleepy doze,
I sing the blues and thats the News
of Now in Happy Holler.

Ok, so did I read my book on the trip? No.
Did I knit the Varg Pojken sleeves? No.
I sadistically cast on 80 stitches on size 0's and knit 2/3 of a sock, thus:

While waiting for my baggage in Seattle, a woman (I'll call her AL for Airport Lady) asked me about the sock, and for whom was I knitting it? I didn't know. She then told me about her friend (Airport Lady's Friend, ALF) who moved to Greenland with her husband (the ALF's husband, not AL's). ALF is a music teacher, but now finds herself following hunters of muskox around in Greenland, saving the hides and freezing them. Then she defrosts them and processes the wool, and has knit her son a vest from it. I told AL how much quiviut costs in skein form in the US and she was floored! (I've never seen it for under $45 a skein, and mostly $60). Interesting conversation at the baggage claim. Apparently ALF recently had her husband stop the car so that she could skin a red fox that had been the victim of a hit and run.

Speaking of Varg Pojken, there was one on exhibit in the hall where winning items are exhibited. It was knit, it appeared, in the same yarn and colors as mine. There were no ridges, of course, but I was glad to see that, although it looked perfect from any reasonable distance, up close there are little pulls of yarn where the design is on a diagonal. I don't know how this can be avoided in stranded techniques; I can't seem to avoid it myself but I'm hardly an expert.

I met other folks at MS&W that I didn't have time to mention yesterday. Carolyn, of GirlReaction and Leigh, our Wool Flowers gal were among them. Carolyn has great pictures of Chloe on her blog. Also, Pam from LA was there, it was really good to see her and I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of such a nice person.

Our mystery person wearing Kilim is Michelle from Another Knitting Blog, most folks agree. Michelle, if this is wrong, yell! And the Kilim may be Philosophers Wool Kilim, not KF Kilim. Geez, Glitchbane, get it right!

I was so glad to see all my critters when I got home. Brad said that each day at 5:30 (the time I normally return from work), they all assembled at the top of the stairs to wait for me. awwwww, man..... the guilt! the guilt! I don't know if I can handle it! But their love is so unconditional, isn't it?