i, too, am a knitter

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Last weekend, Pittsburgh held a yarn and crochet festival. Although, it has been going on since 2005,  I have never attended and was really looking forward to it.  I hadn't been to a yarn festival since Rhinebeck in 2008!  My friend Denise and I grabbed a coffee and headed there on Sunday morning.
There were some really amazing booths.  We met some charming people and they told us about their incredible farms.  (All yarn named after their adorable sheep!)  I ended up walking away with some really gorgeous yarn from a couple of other booths.   Hello new poncho. Hello new mitts.
I remember being at Rhinebeck, back in 2008, and noticing how every single person was wearing something they made.  That's the time my sister wore her only knit and was getting tons of attention.  That's the time I didn't wear a thing that I made.  That's the time, I was wishing I wore something really great to say...hey!  I knit, too!  I almost forced my sister to give me her sweater to wear.  As I headed out the door to Pittsburgh Knit and Crochet on Sunday morning, I pulled out one of my Hanne Falkenberg Ballerina's.  And, that sweet knit did not disappoint.  Finally.  Finally.  The fellow knitters at the show knew that I, too, was a knitter. 😍

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18 comments

  1. Unknown3/29/2017

    I wish i could knit better and clothing instead of simple items. Beautifil work!

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    1. a friend to knit with4/03/2017

      thank you juanell! and, you can! the hardest part is following a pattern. but if you know how to knit and purl, you can make anything!

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  2. Judy3/30/2017

    Love the Ballerina!! Can you get the pattern here in the states?

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    1. a friend to knit with4/03/2017

      hi judy! you can! however, i do think they are only sold in kits...

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  3. kathy b3/30/2017

    I love the blue vest? on the mannequin ! For those of us who coudlnt go, thanks for sharing

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  4. Mimi3/30/2017

    Without a doubt. You ARE a knitter.

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  5. Suzanne3/30/2017

    i am so glad you went. I heard an interview with the organizer and Marly Bird, one of the teachers. It was an impressive lineup of instructors. Vicarious pleasure is much appreciated, you knitter you!

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  6. Jane3/30/2017

    hahah! Remember that day and how cold it was?! I had to buy a hat and mittens for Ryan and I too, did not wear anything that I made.

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    1. a friend to knit with4/03/2017

      i know, jane! i can't believe it has been so long since then! we need to plan a reunion!

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  7. Anonymous3/30/2017

    LOL! I love going to Rhineback every year! The first year I went, I didn't wear anything knitted either! Now I knit something specifically to wear just to Rhineback! Last year is was the Baridee Shawl!

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    1. a friend to knit with4/03/2017

      hi sue! i LOVE that you make something specific for rhinebeck! hope to see you there someday!

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  8. Caroline3/31/2017

    What a gorgeous knit!

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  9. Mary Lea Lepke3/31/2017

    Hard to believe you would not want to wear something you have knit. You are like a good friend of mine, who always knits something 'different' from the rest of us and looks beautiful in it.

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  10. Julie4/04/2017

    Truly, you ARE a knitter!! So glad you had fun at a fiber festival, looks like it was lovely.

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  11. Laptoptasche4/09/2017

    Very beautiful work!!!!

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