Last December I was already thinking that I didn't want to buy any yarn in 2012. A good friend asked me about going to Stitches West. Obviously, I could demonstrate self restraint and just look and enjoy the weekend. However, being honest about my lack of self control, I just knew that wouldn't happen.
So, instead we decided to do our own knitting retreat. Her SO is out of town for awhile, so I left Partner and Boy #2 to their own devices (which involved sloppy joes, pizza and John Carter) and headed south for three days.
This yarn went to it's new home (because yarn is my kind of hostess gift!)
We are both nerds of extraordinary proportions. So, while we did some window shopping in her town, we spent most of the weekend knitting and watching Harry Potter. You can see our Saturday Evening of Indulgence:
I got a lot of knitting done, though I was slowed down by our nerd-tastic drinking game: a sip of wine anytime any character said "Snape" or "brilliant." Fortunately it was only for part of the 3rd movie and we aren't completely lacking in judgement, so it wasn't (quite) as bad as it sounds.
We started the visit at dinner so I cast on for a Beyond Puerperium for a little one that is arriving soon. By Sunday noon, when it was time to drive north, I had this:
What a great pattern! And I have a story about the pattern I'll tell later.
Also, in an amazing achievement, I took my Mom's birthday present south and one more row than you see here:
Became a sea anemone worn by my friend's kitty Merlin.
See all those stitch markers? 29 repeats. I haven't done nupps since my ill-fated adventure with Swallowtail. In two days, I did 145.
Hurray for knit weekends!
well paint me green, because i am *jealous*!!!!!!!!
i want to sit and knit and eat chocolates and drink wine and watch harry potters with you!!! :)
i'm so glad to hear that you had such a fun visit!
(and made so much progress on your projects!)
Posted by: melissa | March 15, 2012 at 07:32 PM
I love a good girls weekend! I am glad you had some time to get away and get some knitting done in the company of a friend! Chocolate and booze doesn't hurt either, I suppose.
Posted by: nova | March 19, 2012 at 08:50 AM
This sounds like so much fun...I wish that I had friends close by to be able to do this with on occasion. I used to have one...we'd do a 'craft' weekend about twice a year which involved a ton of crafting, a ton of food, and a ton of alcohol (after the crafting was done for the day). We are no longer friends. I don't miss much about that friendship but I do miss those weekends.
What are you knitting for your mom that requires all those nupps?
Posted by: Rachel | March 20, 2012 at 08:11 AM
Sounds like an utterly fabulous weekend. Love your hostess gift and cannot wait to try that drinking game! :)
Posted by: amanda | March 25, 2012 at 02:50 AM
I think the HP drinking game is brilliant... even Snape would like it. What's that, two sips of wine?
Posted by: Partner | March 29, 2012 at 10:15 AM
What a fabulous girls weekend. I love the drinking game :)
Well done you for not resisting temptation and not buying yarn!
Posted by: Andi | April 02, 2012 at 10:31 AM