Yummy Yarn meets January One
Last Tuesday, I met up with Cara at my LYS, Wildfiber.
First of all, Cara is really cool! I was waiting for her and when this woman came in with a red thing in her hands I knew instantly it was her.
And of course, her beautiful Flower Basket Shawl.
We were fortunate enough to see the work of Prudence Mapstone, whose freeform crochet just blew us away.
Look at this. Isn't it fab?
Prudence was self-taught, and she said that for writing her books she had to learn what the different stitches were in order to create directions. She is much like my mom, who doesn't know a single crochet stitch but whips up beautiful pieces all the time.
Who said you can't combine different yarn weights in crochet?
All in all, it was great hanging out with Cara. Georgie took this picture of us in front of the (*drool*) Koigu wall. I was so tempted to pick colors for a Charlotte's Web!
Cara, it was really nice meeting you!
Cool Link: For those who like neat stuff, there's Design*Sponge. Is this a great cat bed or what?
Reading: I'm almost done with the Salt book, but I've started on Oscar Hijuelos' The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love. Watched the movie, own the soundtrack; it's about time I read the book.
Okay - so my poor dear hubby sucks with the camera - but the one of us on my blog isn't blurry! Steal it if you want! I'm saving the whole Prudence post for tomorrow - again IT WAS GREAT TO MEET YOU! Thank you, thank you!
Oh and your Prudence project pictures are great - mine kind of suck. Stupid new camera!
Thank you again - meeting you was definitely a hightlight of the trip - and Wildfiber - well - you are SO LUCKY!
I'm so bummed that Mambo Kings was pulled from Broadway before it even got there. I'm also sad that we're not making a trip out to L.A. this summer. No Wildfiber or meet-up for me till winter break.
Wow, your yarn store looks super colorful! There must be some great yarn there..
Okay, make me want to try crochet again when I have enough problems with the basics. But that stuff sure is pretty.
I love that free-form crochet/knitting. So pretty! It is great that you got to meet Cara!
I'm so glad you showed Cara's shawl. It's a gorgeous color. What a great shop!!
It's so nice to meet bloggers in person, isn't it? Sounds like you two had a great time. I've heard of Prudence Mapstone and her freeform crochet. Thanks for showing pictures, looks pretty neat.
Glad you had a good time with Cara. That freeform crochet is goooorgeous. I need to pick up my needles again...