From art cars to robots, needles and thread to lasers and gyroscopes, the Maker Faire is the red-headed child of a Playa Burner and a pasty-skinned tech geek. We’ll have a booth. Good thing wool smolders.

It’s spring, things are budding and growing and green. Allison made up this perfect hat from one skein of Malabrigo. Pattern free with yarn. Shopping with us online? Mention that you’d like pattern H916 and we’ll send it right over.

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.