We’re At Stitches!

We are here — at the world’s largest consumer knitting show! The Santa Clara Convention center and the Hyatt is the host for Stitches West. We flew into San Fransisco and toured the area a bit before making our way to San Jose.

 

The market is a riot of color, rich in texture and pattern. I am always so inspired by color. The shot below is what I get to look at from our Knit ‘n Style booth… a total temptation of color.

Inspiration from Glorious Color

 

The traffic to the booth yesterday (the first full day of the show) was steady. Nice to meet so many of you who love Knit ‘n Style, including Karen who moderates the Knit ‘n Style group on Ravelry. I was chatting with so many people that I didn’t get a chance to take as many pictures as I wanted (and make sure they were in focus — sorry Becca and Bjorn!). Hope springs eternal with today’s plan. 

We ran into the gang from SWTC at the Beacon Yarn Cabin/Knit 3 Together booth (417-419). 

Jonette, Gianna, and Jonelle from SWTC

 

Jonelle Beck (right) with her mother Jonette (left) own SWTC, the industry-leading yarn company in eco-friendly fibers (www.soysilk.com). Gianna (center) is Jonelle’s eldest daughter and a knitter too. Nice to see the next generation of SWTC. Sophia (Gianna’s sister) was helping out at the cash register. The girl always has the business side of things on her mind even though she is 8 years old! The girls are lucky to be home schooled so they can hang with Mom and Noni at the shows. The project on display is a Diane Zangl design for SWTC called Peacock Vest (it’s a gorgeous full length piece) worked up in SWTC’s Vespera. 

I will be posting more shots from the floor tomorrow or later tonight, and if you are around, stop by booth 829 and fill out a ticket to win one of five 5-year subscriptions we are giving away. 

Until next time – enjoy your knitting! 

-Penelope

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