I only have a blog because I had to show off the cool buttons I designed for the Knitting Olympics (ok, and to show off my Olympic Socks, too!), so it is only fair that Stephanie feature prominently today.
Here she is, taking her obligatory pic of the crowd. Well, part of the crowd. She spoke in the Ann Arbor District Library's large meeting room, which only holds 130. Luckily the library building contains the school district's board's meeting room, with closed circuit tv, so the overflow crowd could be seated there (where it was cooler!) and they could see and hear almost all of it (a few technical difficulties at the beginning). I understand there were about 350 of us, all told, and I know people came from Indiana and Ohio as well as all over Michigan.
She is, as everyone says, a very entertaining and funny speaker. She rolled beautifully with the interruptions as they tried to get her a mic that worked, never losing her train of thought for a moment. We know she has been on the road for a week -- her stamina is impressive!
Here we see the Harlot paraphernalia (except the computer!). The Olympic Sweater rests in that humble bag. It is just as beautiful in person as you'd expect.
I didn't take pictures of the crowd, or of the book-signing, which went on for nearly 2.5 hours. She was friendly and patient to the very end -- did I say her stamina is amazing? She still looked like this at the end (though I bet her hand won't recover for days!).
Come back any time, Stephanie! Michigan will turn out in force.
And now the news you've all been waiting for -- the blue sock is underway again. See, Stephanie? Even without the Olympics you are a positive force.
The stripes are embroidery floss.
I think I'm going to leave these ends hanging, not quite as long as this, but with half or three-quarters of an inch of ends, hanging........ Note excellent cupcake stitch marker, which I blogged before but am too braindead to find reference now. I'll try to remember to do that tomorrow.
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