Monday, October 12, 2009

Ysolda and Connie!

I have had such fun hosting Ysolda during her stay in Western Mass the last few days.
Having a fellow designer living in my house has been very useful I must say....her first day here she solved a short row issue I was having and is in general a font of useful information and advice! She has blended right into the family and we'll all miss her when she leaves tomorrow!

She wasn't here just to see me though! She had an event at WEBS where she displayed lots of samples from her Whimsical Little Knits books. There was a great turn out and lots of admirers.......although the very first question asked was "How old are you"?!


We were joined by Connie Chang Cincino over the weekend and decided it was a great opportunity for a wee gathering of designers so we threw a pot luck with Melissa La Barre, Cirilia Rose, Cecily Glowik, Cheryl Burke (not seen here-but she was present) and my good friend Julia. It was a great (late) night of designery chat, knitting of course, talk of Rhinebeck sweaters, loads of yummy food and yarn goodies to boot from Cecily! Our kitten also provided some entertainment as seen below!


Ysolda, Connie and I took some fresh air the next day and I got to play photographer for one of Ysolda's latest designs (coming soon)!


Connie and I have corresponded for a while now but never met in person so I was so glad to get the opportunity to spend time to get to know her better......she doesn't like having her picture taken so this is a candid shot!

Time to get back to that Rhinebeck sweater.....only a few days left.....say hi if you see me there!

11 comments:

Kirsten said...

Wow! That sounds like an amazing gathering!
Will you be at Rhinebeck both days? I can only go on Sunday. I'd hate to miss the opportunity to meet you in person.

Lolly said...

Great pictures! Hey, I'm still wondering...is it pronounced Yasolda or Esolda?

Cybèle said...

I love it that you often wear your Aestlight on photos! It's obviously a very comfortable scarf... Have just bought the pattern, hoping to get round to it soon.

Connie said...

Thanks, Gudrun, for a lovely time and showing me around your favorite haunts. I hope we'll get the chance to meet up again very very soon!

kat said...

it looks like you had a really great time, good food and good company...thanks for sharing!

Beth Armstrong said...

That must have been such an inspiring and soul-satisfying get-together. I can imagine how much chatting there must have been and knit-pattern sharing! Great to see the photos and to put faces to some of your talented knitwear buddies! Good luck with Rhinebeck! Bx

Angela said...

The dinner looks like such fun, I'm sorry I couldn't stay! Thanks for inviting me, though. I really enjoyed meeting you and Ysolda. If you're ever on Cape Cod please drop by!

cheryl said...

Thanks again for hosting such a fun get together! Looks like the photo shoot was a lot of fun. See you at Rhinebeck!

nata said...

What a nice time !

Hilary said...

How fun! I love the photo of the three of you on tree stumps and WOW does that food look yummy!

Kristin Nicholas said...

Oh my, Persy is getting so big! Looks like you had a great dinner too. Hope the family is enjoying fall.