September 18, 2007
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Holy Cow.
Disclaimer #1: If you are not a knitter, you might not get most of this post. That’s ok.
Disclaimer #2: If you are going to see the Harlot in person on this tour, there are some ‘spoilers’ here. If you don’t want any of her witty comments ruined, proceed at your own risk.She‘s amazing. A. Maze. Ing. She’s even funnier in person than on the blog or in the books.
“I knew she was a blogger because she brought her camera.” That’s what she said about me. =) So here’s my Harlot blog! First off, we swung by the bookstore to check out the setup. Luckily, Jayme the Wonder Publicist is still sock-worthy:
After scoping out the store, we went to get some dinner. Check this out:
That’s right, Kosher Middle Eastern food. Correction, Kosher Delicious Middle Eastern food. (With lots of veggie options!) So yummy. Will have to go back. (Will have to remember the slightly out-of-the-way location…)Once we got back, I had to model the hat I donated (#7):
It’s pretty simple, mostly because I had to finish it in four days, but has a neat pattern around the bottom, from One Skein. (Still a great book. If you didn’t buy it the last time I recommended it, you should do so now.) The pattern on the bottom looks like this:
Ok, on to the good part.
The requisite picture of the picture of the sock.
“Yarn? What yarn? These are my kittens…”
Signing books afterwards, and chatting with each and every knitter, because she’s gracious like that.
I think this one was when I told her I was “ashpags of the comments” and she totally recognized me. I about died.
And here she is, holding the travel-size packs of Community Coffee I gave her, so as to avoid any future early-morning fiascoes.Some of my favorite quotes (yes, I took notes…):
“I wish that swatches weren’t filthy little liars.”
“It’s not the new yoga. I’ve done both. Other than the pain, they have nothing in common.”
“I have stash older than you.” (This was not directed at me, but it’s undoubtedly true.)
“CHOKE thinks if you knit, you like boys.”
“There’s a soapbox there I could get on, but it gives me a nosebleed.”That last one is killer. I plan to use it in the future.
Comments (5)
I clicked on your link via the Yarn Harlot. It looks like a lovely blog, but you really should think about using a larger font. I’m 55 years old, so maybe my eyes are just old, but I had to squint too much to read. Please don’t take offense, it’s just an idea and I might be in the minority.
Peggy – thanks for the compliment. =) On this site (and most on the internet), you can click Ctrl and the ‘plus’ key to bump up the font size ’til it’s where you want it. (You can also click Ctrl and the ‘minus’ to drop it down.) I’m pretty sure this works on most browsers, and know it works on Firefox and Explorer. So sorry you had to squint! Don’t worry, I’m not offended at all. =)
Update – I went ahead and bumped up the font a point. Looks like I got Harlotized! (http://femiknitmafia.com/2007/08/07/verb-creation-harlotize/) =)
Thanks for the YH stories,Ashpags. I wasn’t able to see her when she was in Los Angeles, and I’m devastated. She sounds like a wonderful, gracious woman. But then, of course, she’s Canadian.
Thanks for the report and the pictures re Stephanie’s visit!