Allison with the amazing Norah Gaughan, member of the design team at Berroco and author of Knitting Nature.

Writers who knit or is it Knitters who write? These ladies of the pen and needle were at an annual conference in San Francisco earlier this month and they paid a visit to the store. From left to right, Elizabeth Boyle, Christina Skye, Candi Jensen, Debbie Macomber and her assistant Renata.

Allison with Stephanie Pearl-McPhee at the Maker Faire.

Allison with Steven and Michael of Y Knit. They were showing Troy and Doug, visiting Ravelrers, the sights and yarn of San Francisco. What is Y Knit? Only the greatest knitting podcast on the internet. You can subscribe through iTunes or listen here.

What a treat it was to have Sabrina Gschwandtner in the store. It was fascinating to learn about the process involved in making her book KnitKnit: Profiles and Projects from Knitting’s New Wave. How the supposedly straightforward concept of each person interviewed identifying themselves as artist, craftsman, designer or knitter, speaks volumes of how dynamic knitting is today. Sabrina deftly captures and explores this tension. If you haven’t already picked up a copy, do.