Well, after the Iknit day out the other month I hadn’t planned on any more stash enhancement until well after Christmas, but it seems the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace last week was just too much of a draw card! Also meant the chance to catch up with a particular knitter from the Mt Lawley Stitch & Bitch in Perth, Australia, who I hadn’t seen for quite a while.
It was an amazing show with ridiculous amounts of yarn, fibre, fabric and crafty stuff. As well as some really inspiring exhibits. There was big knitting (isn’t there always big knitting?):
And the crochet coral reef project:
And so many knitters and knit stuff and stash enhancement possibilities. I managed to get away with some lovely teal / green coloured cotton / linen blend yarn and (shock! horror!) a couple of balls of acrylic. Yes, I know, not particularly environmentally friendly and likely to prove a fire hazard. But it was soft, bright and £1 for a 300m ball! So I got some red and blue. Scarves or hats I think. The lovely green stuff I got about 6 skeins of, and intend to knit a jersey or a shawl of some sort. Any ideas?
None of this however will be happening until my current wip list dwindles – still going on the vest, have a baby cardi sans arms to complete, a cotton scarf, a pair of cotton socks and probably a few others tucked away at the back of my stash cupboard. Hmm. Thankfully won’t be doing much Christmas knitting as the majority of my friends and family are in NZ and will probably find it a bit weird to get scarves as gifts in mid-summer.
