Went to my first (last?) Vogue Live knitting convention. There was one in Columbus so it was very close. They have about three a year and usually in big cities like New York and San Francisco. We made a girls weekend out of it. Four of us came back on Saturday evening while two others stayed till Sunday morning.
I took 2 classes. Many others took 3 classes. Most everyone enjoyed their classes and felt they were worth the $90 cost for 3 hours. I took a class from “knitting rock star” Party Lyons about adjusting patterns to fit your gauge rather than trying to find the right needle to make guage. I basically did this when I made Sara’s shellseeker sweater because I used a smaller weight yarn than the pattern called for. So the class really didn’t teach me much. Plus I’m not intimated by basic math. But the ergonomics class had lots of good suggestions. Others who took a knitting technique class were satisfied. The marketplace was okay but I actually liked the Yellow Springs Wool Gathering back in September better, and it was free.
So it was a fun girls weekend. It cost about $300. I’m not anxious to do it again but once in a while is fun. I ended up buying two sweater projects so that was another $200. One I will be a KAL with Kim and the other will be a KAL with Colleen and Lise. Now I need to focus on knitting all the yarn I have and stop buying new yarn!!!
Knitting Is So Fun 