January 17, 2008

Thoughts of Spring

I am home from market, refreshed and energized. Although this is considered the smaller of the two trade shows, I didn’t have any trouble coming up with some spectacular new yarn and toys for us all to play with in the coming months. I also had a great time reconnecting with people I only get to see once or twice a year. Like Karida.

Karida is the owner of Neighborhood Fibers, a small hand dye company that we discovered in Columbus last year. I was fortunate to be her first order then, and we arranged an early morning meeting this time, making my order numero uno once again.

Very soon we should be receiving more of her Studio Sock, several colors of Watershed, a new merino/seacell blend sock yarn, Maisonette, which is Karida’s take on lace yarn and roving. Two kinds of roving! We’ll be handling both Corriedale and a Merino/Silk blend in several of Karida’s gorgeous colors, named for Washington, D.C. neighborhoods. I can’t wait!

I also visited with Taiu of Koigu Wool Design, who says our order is in the dye room now, so we should have it by the end of the month. Another 30 shades of your favorite yarn to fill the empty spaces in our display.

I think my favorite find of the show was this.

It’s a gorgeous lace shrug, designed by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer, for a collaborative effort between Mountain Colors and Lorna’s Laces called Mixed Media. This is a limited edition kit, using a skein of Lorna’s Helen’s Lace and Mountain Colors’ Wool Crepe in a lace-y slipped stitch design. Look — it even looks good on me!

I should note here that photography is strictly forbidden on the show floor. All of the photos seen here were taken before the show opened, by owners of the booths.

There’s much  more to tell — come to Knit Night tonight and I’ll give you the complete rundown.  I’ll also continue the story here tomorrow.

Filed Under: Market News

Comments