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Monday September 08, 2008 Missing Alan Dart supplement?
And a good time was had by all!
Did you make it to I Knit day over the weekend? I was there with a fellow knitter and a photographer, and we all had a great time. Neil the photographer doesn't knit, so the fact that even he enjoyed himself goes to show what a fun day out it was.
I'm writing a feature on the day for issue 47 of Simply Knitting, so I won't spoil that for you here, but I will say that it was fantastic to see so many people wearing their handknits. Often when we go to shows shared with other crafts we see maybe a handful of people all day wearing their own handiwork. However, as we sat in the press gallery for Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's excellent talk, we got to look down and admire all the knits on the knitters. One lady was wearing the cardigan pictured on the cover of The Sublime Merino Hand Knit Book, and it looked as lovely in real life as it does in the photos in the book. Another had on a great hat knitted from chunky, slubby turquoise and fuchsia yarn, with ponytail-like tufts. It was the sort of knit that just made you smile, it was so bright and perky. Then there were the shawls... lace is a skill, but plenty of knitters definitely have it! I kept looking out for other people in handknit socks, too. If you're going to any other knitting shows this autumn, wear your knits proudly. Let's show off those skills.
Anyway, thank you to all the lovely people who showed us their stalls and told us about their knits, and to Craig and Gerard of I Knit London for organising such a brilliant day. All the hard work really showed.
I'm writing a feature on the day for issue 47 of Simply Knitting, so I won't spoil that for you here, but I will say that it was fantastic to see so many people wearing their handknits. Often when we go to shows shared with other crafts we see maybe a handful of people all day wearing their own handiwork. However, as we sat in the press gallery for Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's excellent talk, we got to look down and admire all the knits on the knitters. One lady was wearing the cardigan pictured on the cover of The Sublime Merino Hand Knit Book, and it looked as lovely in real life as it does in the photos in the book. Another had on a great hat knitted from chunky, slubby turquoise and fuchsia yarn, with ponytail-like tufts. It was the sort of knit that just made you smile, it was so bright and perky. Then there were the shawls... lace is a skill, but plenty of knitters definitely have it! I kept looking out for other people in handknit socks, too. If you're going to any other knitting shows this autumn, wear your knits proudly. Let's show off those skills.
Anyway, thank you to all the lovely people who showed us their stalls and told us about their knits, and to Craig and Gerard of I Knit London for organising such a brilliant day. All the hard work really showed.
