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Everyone should get a yarn whisperer. Here’s mine:

Yes, she has her knitting project in that white bag, just in case there’s a 2-minute lull

What does a yarn whisperer provide, you ask? Among other things:

1. continuous advice on how to use the yarn you have,
2. unadulterated enabling of buying more yarn that you don’t need, and
3. companionship to annual “yarn events” (where #2 above takes place with wild abandon)

Yesterday me and my yarn whisperer went to Knitting Vogue Live (or VKL for those in the know), held at the Times Square Marriott. It was extra fancy, by knitting standards, which if you don’t know what that is, think Star Trek conventions for the knitterlati.

We had our very own knitting fashion show:

We are all looking at that scrumptious hat.

Just take another look at this packed crowd:

A nicer group of frumpy crafty women from Connecticut you’ll never see

I was amazed to meet Alasdair Post-Quinn:

The number of scarf configurations is larger than the number of atoms in the universe.

Alisdair is the author of the book “Extreme double knitting”:

You gotta say “EXTREME” like a Monster Truck Rally is coming to town.

And he does incredible double-knitting work. I told him he’s a mathematician, even if he wasn’t trained. Here are some examples:

That’s *three strands* on the Escher-like scarf on the left!

And here’s the back of the trees one:

I’ve always wanted to knit realistic trees.

I got a huge kick out of staring at people’s backs yesterday:

Don’t worry, I asked before I took this picture.

I’m not a fan of glitter but if you go for it, you gotta GO FOR IT

I also enjoyed meeting this man with ENORMOUS KNITTING NEEDLES:

Sorry for the blur, couldn’t stop giggling. Note his vest, also made from enormous yarn.

And the yarn sculptures were super:

Is it art or is it clothing?

Take this off before eating soup.

Thank you, oh yarn whisperer!