We attended "Sample It" on Friday night, which was a great opportunity to see new products by some of our favorite fiber industry folks. The best part was that you could buy samples of these items. I snatched up a Flat Feet kit from Conjoined Creations in a wonderful pink and purple colorway. This kit was very smartly designed and even included a copy of their latest pattern book and double pointed needles so that I could start knitting immediately.
I also picked up a sample kit from Eucalan, my favorite wool wash company. They have a couple of neat new products out, including lint remover sheets (perfect for the hand spinner) and single use wipes for those knitwear + food accidents on-the-go.
On Saturday morning, I attended a class on "Designing Sweaters that Fit" by Stefanie Japel, author of Fitted Knits and Glam Knits. The focus of the class was on taking your own measurements and using them to design a top-down raglan sweater that fits your proportions perfectly. This class was very useful, and certainly inspired me to start knitting sweaters from the top. Thanks, Stefanie!
After my class on Saturday morning, my sweetie and I walked around the marketplace. We stopped by so many great exhibitor booths. A few of our favorites were Interweave Press, Fiber Fiend, One World Button Supply Co., Bijou Basin Ranch, Hand Jive, Lantern Moon, and Tanglewood Fiber Creations. We really had such a great time and we have already marked our calendar for next year!
