{"id":12803,"date":"2015-03-01T11:33:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12803"},"modified":"2015-03-01T11:33:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T19:33:57","slug":"stitches-west-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12803","title":{"rendered":"Stitches West 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our local Knitting group headed to Stitches West in Santa Clara, CA last month (2\/20 to be exact). \u00c2\u00a0This was my second year and it was just as cool! \u00c2\u00a0There were 6 of us who went, so we took my old, faithful minivan. \u00c2\u00a0And, thank God for navigators as the traffic was in abundance!<\/p>\n<p>We left Woodland a bit late, picking up our last friend in Davis about 8:15, but we still made it down to the conference center around 10:30. \u00c2\u00a0Not too bad! \u00c2\u00a0The drive down was uneventful. Thankfully!<\/p>\n<p>A few of us were pretty systematic in our perusal of the market, but a few jumped around as they liked and I really think they saw more! \u00c2\u00a0But you know me, it would be against my nature to do anything other than up one row and down another! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>I collected lots of business cards, but I really don&#8217;t remember what I liked about them! ;-\/ \u00c2\u00a0Maybe next year, I&#8217;ll take a moment to jot down why I grabbed their card! \u00c2\u00a0But a few booths\/vendors really stood out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/whitebirchfiberarts\" target=\"_blank\">White Birch Fiber Arts <\/a>&#8211; probably my favorite yarn in the WHOLE market! I bought one skein but regretted not getting more! \u00c2\u00a0Unfortunately, at this time she isn&#8217;t selling my favorite yarn in her Etsy shop, but if you are on Ravelry, you can see examples there. \u00c2\u00a0Not just is it rainbow yarn, BUT there are also patches of blue sky too! BEAUTIFUL! \u00c2\u00a0There were some fun variations &#8211; like &#8220;Pessimist&#8217;s Rainbow&#8221; which had a grey &#8220;sky&#8221;. \u00c2\u00a0But the one I bought was called &#8220;Does this rainbow make my black look big?&#8221; lol I cast it on for socks already, so I should have some pictures soon!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chickenbootsusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chicken Boots<\/a> &#8211; a vendor with project bags (and more!) that I really admired! \u00c2\u00a0They are local &#8211; Chico &#8211; and I can&#8217;t wait until I can save up some money to get one. \u00c2\u00a0I didn&#8217;t buy one at the show because I thought I&#8217;d get to go back and I completely forgot! D&#8217;oh! \u00c2\u00a0I really like the clear, boxy bags you can see via this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chickenbootsusa.com\/collections\/project-bags\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dandoh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Doh Designs<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; Yumiko Alexander was at the first Stitches I attended and I love her designs. \u00c2\u00a0At that time, she wasn&#8217;t on Ravelry and I kicked myself for not buying one of her pattern books. \u00c2\u00a0This year I was so happy to see her there again! \u00c2\u00a0I bought her book &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dandoh.com\/books-and-magazines\/warm-earth-book-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warm Earth 3<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; here is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.universalyarn.com\/book_pages.php?book=81\" target=\"_blank\">another link<\/a> &#8211; I want to knit that sweater on the cover. \u00c2\u00a0Actually I want to knit several of her patterns &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interweavestore.com\/rustic-modern-crochet\" target=\"_blank\">check out this one<\/a>! \u00c2\u00a0Gorgeous and perfect for California weather! \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<li>I picked up the Skacel Magalog (magazine + catalog) and love a few things there too!<\/li>\n<li>I was disappointed Kollage Yarns wasn&#8217;t there with their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kollageyarns.com\/needles.html\" target=\"_blank\">square needles<\/a> &#8211; I want to get a couple more of those!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We actually left early (about 3:30) because we were all so tired. \u00c2\u00a0Next year we are talking about staying over someplace where we can have a weekend knitting retreat afterwards! Wouldn&#8217;t that be fun. \u00c2\u00a0But with the way my budget looks, that&#8217;s probably just a dream right now. \u00c2\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t attended a Stitches Market yet (only $10), you are missing out. \u00c2\u00a0I know there is so much more to Stitches than the market, but I&#8217;m not in a season of life where more than 1 day at the market is feasible. \u00c2\u00a0Someday! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12803\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D12803&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=Stitches%20West%202015\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12803\" data-text=\"Stitches West 2015\" data-via=\"Knitnmom\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"Stitches West 2015\" data-content=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12803\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=12803\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Stitches%20West%202015&body=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D12803&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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