Harlot: Part 2

We last left our adventures in May of 2008... Yes that's right, exactly 4 years ago! Our intrepid knitblogger (me) traveled with her knitting sensai Cynthia to Indianapolis to meet said Yarn Harlot for the first time.

(Original Blog Post)

It was a blast and she was hilarious and so so nice! For my next adventure, this Wednesday Cynthia and I are going to TAKE A CLASS taught by the Harlot herself!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't even know it was an all day intensive class until yesterday. I am really really excited!!!! Big thanks to my hubby for letting me do this, and to my kiddo's grandpa for being the best babysitter ever! Seriously.

Harlot n Me

ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Yes... that is me and the one and only YARN HARLOT! Look, we are totally in a picture together like we're buddies!

She came to Indy on her book tour and I was SO GLAD I finally got to hear her speak in person and meet her!!!!! She is SO NICE and freakin' hilarious!!! I barely stopped laughing during her speech!


Here you can see her signing my book, and you can see the beer I brought her! Its a Mad Anthony beer, brewed right here in Fort Wayne. Woot woot!

Also I have started my first "real" pair of socks, and I took it with me that day to meet the harlot and get "sock pics" just like she does... lol...


Sock on left, Harlot on right. ;-)

I freaked out over the size 2 needles initially but now they aren't bad at all!!!!

Anyway it was a great trip to Indy and now I have my very own signed book, and some great pics. Hope any other harlot fans out there get to go see her!

OH! AND I want to give a shout out to my first random blog fan, JULIE! HI Julie!!!!! Apparently she knows my knitting guru and coworker Cynthia, and they ran into eachother at the Harlot signing. Julie made a comment wondering if "Knitting at Lunch" was around... of course Cynthia knew who that was! I was totally amazed that I had blog stalkers!!!!!!!!! :D

I also got to meet Rachael, who ive met through Ravelry... we both made it to the harlot signing and BOTH made it (our pics) on the yarn harlot blog, Rachael for her washcloth and me for my first socks! See if you can find us!

http://yarnharlot.ca/blog/

Anyway, TGIF, hope everyone has a great weekend... I know I am sure ready for it!

More glovies + YH!

Well after making that first pair of gauntlets, I learned of a package being sent to a friend and was asked to contribute. Not wanting to give up the cranberry colored gloves I was hoping to keep for myself, I took up the challenge to knit ANOTHER pair before the "due date"!!!!

I win!

I used the leftover yarn from my sweater. I think they turned out nicely!

Also, tomorrow Designated Knitter and I are going to see the Yarn Harlot in Indy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am super pumped. I am bringing my copy of her book, my pair of first socks (maybe ill make it on the website) and hopefully a sock in progress (gotta get on that tonight, lol)

Hope everyone else had a good weekend... I got to play with my nephews. It rocked. :-)


<3 baby boy <3

Hugs from the big brother!