tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post7433177596298804655..comments2024-01-23T11:10:44.714+00:00Comments on Celtic Memory Yarns: Too Much Yarn Stimulation!Jo at Celtic Memory Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783844924689656726noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-33880147414359690912007-10-18T07:11:00.000+01:002007-10-18T07:11:00.000+01:00Jo, I thougt of you tonight. The Ghost Hunters we...Jo, I thougt of you tonight. The Ghost Hunters were at Leap Castle. <BR/><BR/>We do have the banshee on my mother's maternal side.Dez Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786093691926252698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-46390651149536112162007-10-17T21:07:00.000+01:002007-10-17T21:07:00.000+01:00:) I see we had many of the same stops!I had to go...:) I see we had many of the same stops!<BR/>I had to go back the next day, as I had been an idiot and bought a single skein of alpaca silk sock wool instead of two. My bank balance suffered...<BR/><BR/>Love the photos!JudyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442868795287209622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-86925546070104530122007-10-17T18:28:00.000+01:002007-10-17T18:28:00.000+01:00Your Halfobi jacket looks great! Your trip sounds ...Your Halfobi jacket looks great! Your trip sounds great :)Terrie D. (StarSpry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01543108599217982661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-36170555415521660422007-10-16T19:04:00.000+01:002007-10-16T19:04:00.000+01:00Ooooooh, you lucky thing. My plan to get to the sh...Ooooooh, you lucky thing. My plan to get to the show fell apart and I never got there. <BR/><BR/>In a fit of jealous pique I am tagging you with a bookish meme that has been going round. Feel free to pass on it if you wish, but it's quite an interesting one<BR/><BR/>PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210802749491111809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-31737914066586284042007-10-16T17:58:00.000+01:002007-10-16T17:58:00.000+01:00It looks like you had a fantastic time!Did you pic...It looks like you had a fantastic time!<BR/><BR/>Did you pick up any sea silk that you're not telling us about? =)Roggeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549838068624400016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-24733010954894875312007-10-16T16:37:00.000+01:002007-10-16T16:37:00.000+01:00What a delightful trip! I admire your purchasing r...What a delightful trip! I admire your purchasing restraint in the midst of all that splendor. I, alas, am not so strong--I'm staying away from Rhinebeck this year (despite living just a couple hours away) because it would be just. too. dangerous.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a virtual trip! I can do all my drooling without damage to the pocketbook.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328118062272985453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-69056135662529152022007-10-16T05:48:00.000+01:002007-10-16T05:48:00.000+01:00I was approached by an elderly lady at Potters bar...I was approached by an elderly lady at Potters bar Station who tunred out to be a ticket tout! She came up to me and the ladies I was chatting to with "have you ladies got tickets?"...she was a group organiser with tickets going spare and I got one for £8!<BR/><BR/>As for the lady in the lovely waistcoat, well, I heard rumours that Prudence Mapstone had been helping out on the Knit and Relax stand. I missed her but you really should have said hello!<BR/><BR/>Did you fondle the qiviut at Arnica.dk, mmmmmm<BR/><BR/>Ha! Google word verifiction has just asked my to type "bigod"...is that a coment on Ally Pally?Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022430264856651436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-55487246199572528872007-10-15T17:47:00.000+01:002007-10-15T17:47:00.000+01:00Wonderful report! Looking forward to the Dublin K&...Wonderful report! Looking forward to the Dublin K&S Show. Maybe just as well it is smaller and not so much temptation there!<BR/><BR/>I love Cherry tree hill yarns. Knitted 6 pairs of socks from the Woolly Workshop sock club. (See photos in Ravelry)Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017650519002641417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-83138306797220414012007-10-15T16:26:00.000+01:002007-10-15T16:26:00.000+01:00Oh! I almost forgot! Your jacket looks absolutely ...Oh! I almost forgot! Your jacket looks absolutely beautiful on you!!!!!!Cindy/Snidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899610721323830021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-22838083317804924592007-10-15T16:25:00.000+01:002007-10-15T16:25:00.000+01:00Phew! Wow, sounds like a great trip, although bein...Phew! Wow, sounds like a great trip, although being the brash American that I am, I suspect I would have been chatting people up anyway! Lovely yarns and such and we can always use a good new knit magazine!!!<BR/><BR/>So, did you have some Champagne? Was it good? ;)Cindy/Snidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899610721323830021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-71097161986876739882007-10-15T15:31:00.000+01:002007-10-15T15:31:00.000+01:00If you haven't used them before, you will love the...If you haven't used them before, you will love the Susanne's needles. I have several sets, ebony and rosewood; they are my needles of choice. Try warming a little bee's wax salve in your hands, then rubbing it on the needles the first time you use them; you might want to do it more than once. Then, as you knit with them, the finish will get smoother and smoother--really lovely, and they've got great points, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-54891203373557568442007-10-15T05:04:00.000+01:002007-10-15T05:04:00.000+01:00First, the Halfobi is BEAUTIFUL. I have some Noro...First, the Halfobi is BEAUTIFUL. <BR/><BR/>I have some Noro in that colorway and I've been debating how to knit it up -- now, you've inspired me to do a side-to-side design with it.<BR/><BR/>Chartreuse. That would be the shade of green I am, enying your trip to Ally Pally. Thanks ever so much for taking us along.<BR/><BR/>Still drooling over the Colinette booth. And I adore that tropical storm colorway. Just adore it.<BR/><BR/>I am so glad for you that you had SO much fun. That crazywork vest was stunning. I would have gone right up and tugged on her sleeve, Southerner that I am -- even more brash then the average American. :-)<BR/><BR/>Oooh, and a champagne bar. Perfect.Dez Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786093691926252698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-84555826839120220542007-10-15T02:45:00.000+01:002007-10-15T02:45:00.000+01:00Whew! Let's take a few deep breaths after that fa...Whew! Let's take a few deep breaths after that fantastic tour. Your writing skill makes it so enjoyable; thanks, Jo!<BR/><BR/>I love your halfobi! Especially the colors. So glad you finished it in time. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-50888391182534124312007-10-15T02:42:00.000+01:002007-10-15T02:42:00.000+01:00Thanks for the wonderful picture-heavy report from...Thanks for the wonderful picture-heavy report from AP. I think some US knitters need to come back to the homeland and loosen up the British knitters. I can't imagine not using the "knitter's handshake" - touching the sleeve or hem of a beautiful sweater and exclaiming "Did you knit THIS???"<BR/><BR/>The Halfobi is beautiful and an inspiration for my winter knitting - just the thing for the office!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-58580997596915058602007-10-15T01:44:00.000+01:002007-10-15T01:44:00.000+01:00ahhhhh! ally pally sounds so lovely! I wish I coul...ahhhhh! ally pally sounds so lovely! I wish I could be in all the fiber fun all over! and the Noro top looks cute!HPNY KNITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364973961188155339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-75892086532978984672007-10-15T01:42:00.000+01:002007-10-15T01:42:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.HPNY KNITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364973961188155339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-85392105967499877262007-10-14T22:23:00.000+01:002007-10-14T22:23:00.000+01:00Drool, drool, drool!Drool, drool, drool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-35291196862469579512007-10-14T21:39:00.000+01:002007-10-14T21:39:00.000+01:00Oh, thank you for taking us along with you ... wha...Oh, thank you for taking us along with you ... what fun! Now I don't feel so jealous of all the fiber shows that I can't get to. :)KimKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851703433362883900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-3407930450656470882007-10-14T20:54:00.000+01:002007-10-14T20:54:00.000+01:00Oh my goodness eye candy upon more eye candy !! Wa...Oh my goodness eye candy upon more eye candy !! Waving to you and Gill ...I love "Tropical Storm "too . I will pop over to Gill tomorrow . I am working on my new site ( it's a long story). How can anyone have too much Colinette..but then Amber does have a lot on her mind. The postal strikes are driving me nuts Jo ...I want to order but a book took three months !Angela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-9726907479336846652007-10-14T20:16:00.000+01:002007-10-14T20:16:00.000+01:00What fun! I wish I could have really been there bu...What fun! I wish I could have really been there but that tour was definitely a very close second best. Thanks! (Next year maybe.)Ronnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178754139908735976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-40042215625787618582007-10-14T14:00:00.000+01:002007-10-14T14:00:00.000+01:00Jo, for starters... the Halfobi is absolutely stun...Jo, for starters... the Halfobi is absolutely stunning! GORGEOUS!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking us all along with you, what a place! and all the lovely goodies to see and all the wonderful folks!Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500636360349398921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-54723416627621929582007-10-14T10:56:00.000+01:002007-10-14T10:56:00.000+01:00I don't know where you get this "no touchee, no as...I don't know where you get this "no touchee, no askee" thing from. We do it all the time up here in Scotlamnd. Or perhaps it's just the English? Wierd....<BR/><BR/>Looks like a great show. I'm going next year. I'll be 50 on the same week and Hubby said "Party?" Nope, I'd rather have the money for a trip down south. See you there!Spinningfishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709744732495957360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-50464543245024744592007-10-14T10:14:00.000+01:002007-10-14T10:14:00.000+01:00Lovely report, Jo; too many things to comment on! ...Lovely report, Jo; too many things to comment on! Your Halfobi looks fantastic (both on and off). Colinette booth...I'm turning bright chartreuse with envy at you just getting to <I>see</I> such a thing. ;) And the Yarnia poster was a great giggle. Glad you had fun! (Did any of the crowd ever loosen up? [g])<BR/><BR/>I'm really, really thinking we have to make a plan to kidnap you in June for Black Sheep Gathering. Can't you imagine you, me, Ms. K and umpteen Portland Knit Bloggers caravanning down from Portland to Eugene to a fiber festival? C'mon, you know you want to... [eg] (We'd simply have to get a hotel and stay two days. Posilutely. Think fast, they're also having Olympic trials in Eugene at the same time, they're warning people about hotel availability already!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-67847896211813722952007-10-14T09:08:00.000+01:002007-10-14T09:08:00.000+01:00Oh thanks Jo for the trip around A P; I certainly ...Oh thanks Jo for the trip around A P; I certainly wouldn't have had the energy to go from here even!! even if I was offereed a free trip by our local TV !!. No way could I cope with all the crowds and you amaze me , NO chatter on the trains from other knitters ?!! Now I must ask about that book 'Knit Kimono ' is it good ? I have been eyeing it upArtis-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157617283083385412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30877720.post-68116368496282709902007-10-14T08:33:00.000+01:002007-10-14T08:33:00.000+01:00lovely trip report. See? There was a reason they m...lovely trip report. See? There was a reason they made us do that in school (grin).<BR/><BR/>Had not realized that UK Knitters are so reticent to talk to strangers. If I have my act together next year - we should meet at Stansted and go from there.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032454459129277383noreply@blogger.com