Hooking and Dyeing.
Monday, June 19th, 2006Sounds pretty bad, doesn’t it?! Sounds like I lost my mind and my morals in Vegas, doesn’t it? Heh heh. No, really. Our flight from Vancouver was supposed to leave at 8 pm on Sunday evening, getting us into Vegas just past 11 pm with enough time to partake of some of that “what happens here, stays here” type activity. Instead, our flight was delayed by FOUR HOURS and we got into hotel at around 4 am on Monday morning. But, what did I do for FOUR HOURS?
I re-learned how to crochet.
Yes, with the help of the Happy Hooker, herself, I started crocheting the “Short n’ Sweet” lace bolero with the DK-weight silk I dyed last week. Just as I’m sure new knitters find knitting instructions to be bizarre and vague (kfb, wyib, yo, wtf?), crochet instructions are just as weird and scary… double, triple, half, double triple, double half half… sounds like you’re ordering coffee.
As for Vegas, I have no photos. Not a single one. We were just too busy. The conference itself was inspiring, as always. The speakers are invariably energizing, engaging, and worth the price of admission. I tried to avoid the sessions that would most likely be portfolio shows, but did sit in on the 1.5 hour long presentation by Stanley Hainsworth, the global creative director for Starbucks. To be in charge of the design of the Starbucks experience, worldwide… Pretty cool.
It was too bad that Drew and I never met, but I didn’t see anyone else knitting… although I did meet a guy whose wife does felting and another girl who has a friend who does quilting…
