We started off at the Dutch Cafe, where we got lured into the world of sock knitting. The guy at the table loved knitting socks and loved talking about socks. My mission for the day became sock yarn.
There were lots of stalls from Get Knitted to Hemp for Knitting (all the way from Canada), so between us mum and I bought quite a bit. Here's what I got (some of it is courtesy of mum's credit card):
What I got:
- Much coveted Knit Picks Interchangeables
- Knit Picks Needle Size thingy
- Easy Knits Titsie kit (proceeds go to Breast Cancer)
- Indigo Moon in Chestnut (from Socktopus - got a lovely free stitch marker too)
- Tofutsie + free baby knits pattern
- Trekking (XXL) + free sock pattern
- New Pathways for Sock Knitters - Book 1
- Patterns from Knitting on the net and Hemp for Knitting
- Fingerless Mitt Kit (the AY swap has me slightly addicted)
Here's some of the yarn up close
I really enjoyed speaking to Jon from Easy Knits who dyes his own yarn in some gorgeous colurways. Had my eye on the 'Very Berry' but in the end decided to go with the Titsie Kit (pink colourway) because the proceeds were for Breast Cancer and the sock pattern is gorgeous, if a little ambitious for me.There were quite a few charity stalls present too. Had a chat with the lady at the mobility stall, might be volunteering for the Children's Society and have said I'' knit a few scarf for the origins shelter campaign. For each bottle of the Ginger scent sold with a scarf tied around it, Origins will donate £1 to shelter. Apparently there's a supply of Ginger products up for grabs for whoever knits the most scarves by next Friday. Someone sent in over 300, so I don't think I'll be getting any goodies, but will still have some fun knitting scarves. Here's a pic of the Origins counter. Don't the bottles look cute with the little scarves??
There were lots of acts including Girl & Dean. I've seen them on YouTube, but they're so much funnier in person. Definitely an interesting concept. The Shellac Sisters were cool too - amazing outfits. Why did I not get a picture?
The atmosphere was great. I've never seen so many people just sitting around knitting and chatting. A great way to meet new people.
We finished off the day making Pom Poms for peace. Yes I haven't done this since school, but everyone was really getting into it. PomPom International wants everyone to make pom poms and they'll be put together to make the biggest pom pom ever and will be shown at the 2012 Olympics.
All in all mum and I had a great day.
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