nyc roundup

i am back from nyc and i have to share what i found in both the city and at rhinebeck.

i spent at least 3 hours at kinokuniya book store right off bryant park perusing all of the crafting books, pens and journals galore.

we rented a car and drove up to rhinebeck via the palisades parkway which was stunningly beautiful with trees in all colors changing for fall and the rock cliffs plunging down to the hudson river.

while at the show melissa was so kind to mail her finished sweater design for madelinetosh to us. look for this pattern to become available next week!

at the show i picked up a sweater’s worth of this beautiful, dk weight, merino and alpaca blend by hampden hills alpacas as well as a creme colored cabled hat as it was freezing cold!

thanks to all of you who attended the knitty city yarn talk! i so enjoyed putting names with ravatars and listening to all of the great questions everyone had. and a special thanks to connie for finding the perfect spot for us to eat afterwards and giving us such beautiful tips on where and what to see!