So yesterday I went to the 2013 Fall Knit and Crochet Show in Concord, NC which was put on by TKGA and CGOA. It was a lovely day with friends even if I had to drive 3 hours each way and prayed to the porcelain gods, but I will get to that later.
I had several goals during this show.
1. Check out the booth's:
2. Get myself out there as a knitting blogger and designer:
My main 2 goals at the show were to check out the shows market place (booth's) and to get myself out there as a knitting blogger and designer. Well the blogger thing happened a little, I chatted up a few people. My favorite was talking with Julie Farmer, that is Julie on the right and she designed that oh so cute bumble bee outfit on the bottom part of the banner.
Checking out the market place was like having eye candy all around.
3. Gather information for Flowertown Knitting Guild (I am presenting the October program on TKGA):
I got some wonderful information for my guild and can't wait to be able to share what I learned with them in just a few weeks.
4. Check out the process of talking with publishers:
Now, I know that my KBS (Knitting Big Sister, Tamara Goff) had been in the land of design and conquer for the past several months in preparation for this event. She was planning on showing her brilliant designer self to the publishers at the show. In turn I knew that I was not ready for that, so I just wanted to find out the process and be uber prepared for the next show. Well it didn't quite go that way because my instigator friends Angela and Tamara convinced me to talk with publishers right then and there without any samples or designs and I of course hopped right in line. I spoke with 2 different women, both quite knowledgeable and encouraging. One of them bought 2 patterns from my KBS, Tamara, on the spot. Yeah you! Also, the same woman was interested in a few patterns that I described so...Yeah me!
After the hoopla of the publishers, my friends and I had lunch.
From left to right we have Jessica, Tamara, Angela and me.
6. Find nice yarn:
This was not a problem. Let me
Now to the part I know that you all want to hear about the porcelain gods. OK, it goes like this, settle in for a story.
A small town girl gets up early in the morning and drives 3 hours just to see her first Knitting Show. She is uneasy and nervous...Well, I have written a lot already, so briefly here's what happened. I got a migraine just before lunch and decided I needed to lay down in my friends room. Just a few short moments later I gave my lunch back to the hotel by praying to the porcelain gods. Nothing exciting, actually kind of gross I know, but it is the truth.
There is so much more, but I am plain tuckered out so you will just have to check back with me later.
Knitting sans migraine,
Victoria
