When Knitters Take Over The World
It was a dark and stormy night...
Really, it was dark and stormy. It was raining so hard that I literally could not see out of the car windows well enough to read the numbers on the buildings. I abandoned the car in the first open space I found in the general vicinity of the place I thought I was supposed to be. I grabbed the rolly-trunk of book sweaters and plunged headlong into the deluge. The sun, had I been able to see it, would almost have been down at this time, contributing to the gloom and lack of visibility. I ran with my head down (Oregonians for some reason never have umbrellas - we just let it run down our noses) in an attempt to keep my minimal makeup from washing away. I ducked into a doorway to try and get my bearings. When I tilted my head up properly, my eyes landed here:
My sense of direction is exactly like my grasp of math: Flimsy. So to have accidentally landed directly in the middle of my own book signing was the sort of lucky break I would dare not hope for. I so seldom find myself in the place I'm supposed to be, it's like being given a present.
And speaking of presents, the Knit Picks staff surprised me with a knitter's dream come true: All the Colors of Palette. I flatly cannot believe it. What an incredible surprise. The smallies and I wanted our picture taken with it, we were so totally blown away. Lindsay (center) is looking at the colors with the most cunning little device - it's essentially a color-choosing kaleidescope, and it's so cool that it warrants its own post. Stay tuned...
The lovely Giselle got her copy signed, and has almost decided on what to make first...
And the wee Leland, who managed not to get bored throughout the proceedings, even helped me zip up the sample bags at the end of the evening.
Delightful Kelly Petkun, and her Knit Picks team did absolutely everything in the world to make it a fun event. No Kidding - that gang is one well-oiled machine. If I ever need to schedule a safari, or mount an invasion, these are the people I'm going to call. It was a precision display of crack event-planning skill. And they even gave away yarn and needles.
Tomorrow, the wet knitters of Oregon and Southwest Washington (did I mention that winter has arrived?) can tune into AM Northwest on KATU, on which program I will be explaining the art and science of the Ugly Sweater, and demonstrating what constitutes one. I will also have some Non-Ugly sweaters, for comparison.
And then I'm going to Lindsay's ice skating competition. And then, perhaps a nap.